England’s legendary bowler Stuart Broad has announced his complete retirement from cricket. After the third day of the ongoing fifth Ashes Test against Australia at the Oval, Broad announced that he will retire from the cricket field after this match.
Broad, who made his international debut on 28 October 2006 in a T20 match against Pakistan, ends an eventful 17-year international career. Although he has a brilliant record in all three formats, Broad’s best performance came in Test cricket. Broad leaves the field as one of the best bowlers in the history of Test cricket.
Yusuf Pathan: Yusuf Pathan with six rains
Broad’s comeback after conceding 6 sixes in an over against India’s Yuvraj Singh in the first T20 World Cup in 2007 is remarkable. Broad overcame situations where any player would have been overwhelmed with maturity and was growing into legend. Despite having to face many setbacks in the beginning of his career, Broad’s career can be a role model for any cricketer.
Broad has played 167 Test matches so far and has taken 602 wickets. Broad took 20 five-wicket hauls and three 10-wicket hauls. His best performance in a Test innings was 8 wickets for 15 runs. Broad ends his career as the fifth highest wicket-taker of all time in Test cricket.
The player wore the jersey in 121 matches in ODIs. He took 178 wickets out of this. Broad took 5 wickets once and his best bowling performance was 5 wickets for 23 runs. Broad last played ODI cricket in 2016. The player appeared for England in 56 T20Is. Among these, Broad’s best bowling performance of 65 wickets was 4 wickets for 24 runs. Broad’s last international T20 match was in 2014.
Read Latest Sports News and Malayalam News
2023-07-29 18:23:00
#Yuvis #sixes #unfazed #grew #legend #Stuart #Broad #announces #retirement
