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Sohail Khan, Who Mocked Kohli A While Back, Announces International Retirement

image-lm4huytaSohail Khan & Virat Kohli in a heated argument (x.com)

One of Pakistan's most promising yet under-utilised talents, pacer Sohail Khan announced his retirement from international and First-Class cricket on Sunday evening.

Sohail, posted about his retirement on the social media platform 'X' while expressing his gratitude to PCB, family, coaches, mentors, fans, and teammates. The 39-year-old played nine Tests, 13 One-Day Internationals (ODI), and five T20 Internationals for Pakistan, claiming 51 wickets across formats between 2008 and 2017. 

Khan, who made his FC debut in 2007-08, played for domestic teams like Sui Southern Gas Corporation (SSGC) and Sind, featuring in 121 matches, and picking up 516 wickets. 

However, the fast bowler will continue to play franchise cricket and white ball cricket.


Read: Sohail Khan's retirement post

"After a thorough consultation with my close ones, I’ve decided to retire from International & First Class Cricket. Big thank you to PCB, my family, coaches, mentors, teammates, fans, and everyone who supported me. 🙏 I would continue playing domestic white ball & franchise 🏏"



Sohail's most memorable outing in international cricket came against India, in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. The pacer rattled India's top and middle order batting, claiming five wickets which include scalps of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, and Ajinkya Rahane.

A while back, the Pakistan pacer mocked the former Indian captain, Kohli, with an apparent anecdote from the 2015 World Cup match. He also discredited the Indian star for his famous consecutive maximum off Haris Rauf in Melbourne in 2022. 

The Malakand-born recently featured in the inaugural US Masters T10 League 2023, where he represented New York Warriors, and claimed five wickets in the final against Texas Chargers.