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'My Focus Is..': Pakistan's Haris Sohail Reacts To Viral Retirement Rumours

Akshita Patel

Haris Sohail reacts after his retirement rumours hits social media [Source: @hassam_sajjad/X.com]Haris Sohail reacts after his retirement rumours hits social media [Source: @hassam_sajjad/X.com]

In an official statement, Pakistan cricketer Haris Sohail bluntly rejected baseball rumours surrounding his retirement from international cricket. Sohail confirmed that the news was untrue and that he wishes to play cricket for Pakistan in the future.

Haris Sohail was once a key part of Pakistan’s batting lineup across all three formats. The 35-year-old featured in 16 Tests and scored 847 runs with a 32.57 average. However, he last played a Test in 2021 and continues to remain out of the setup. 

Even in the ODI format, Haris Sohail scored 1749 runs in 45 ODIs at an average of 44.84. On the other hand, in T20Is, Sohail slammed 210 runs in as many as 13 innings.

Haris Sohail refutes retirement rumours!

However, irrespective of the promising stats, Haris Sohail has been out of the team since the past 3-4 years across all formats of the game. Given his prolonged absence, rumours started flaring that Sohail is taking retirement from international cricket.

That being said before the news got traction, Haris Sohail released a statement. As quoted by Cricket Pakistan, Sohail dismissed the baseless rumours and clarified that he has no intentions to retire whatsoever. He wants to continue fighting for a spot in the national team and the passion to play the game he loves the most still remains.

“I have not made any decision to retire, nor do I have any such intention. My full focus is on continuing to play the game that I love," Sohail said.

Meanwhile, PCB also confirmed that they reached out to Haris Sohail and he conveyed that retirement is not on the cards for him anytime soon.

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