Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi on Sunday announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing to an end his sometimes controversial 21-year career. The 36-year-old all-rounder was currently active in the International Twenty20 format after having quit Test cricket in 2010 and One-Day Internationals in 2015. (Also read: Shahid Afridi plans to turn freelance cricketer )Afridi finishes his international career having played 27 Test matches, in which he hit 1,176 runs with a highest score of 156 and 48 wickets. His Twenty20 international career saw him play 98 matches and score 1,405 runs and take 97 wickets. Also read: Corruption will continue till PCB sets an example, says Shahid Afridi(With inputs from AFP)

Source: India Today February 19, 2017 22:56 UTC