Misbah-ul-Haq to retire after West Indies series

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New Delhi: Pakistan Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has announced retirement from cricket. The upcoming Test series again West Indies will pull the curtains down on his glorious career.

Misbah, 42, has been under pressure since Pakistan were whitewashed in the Test series in New Zealand and Australia late last year to step down after a long and successful Test career as captain since late 2010.

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shaharyar Khan on Wednesday made it clear that the series will bring the curtains down on the veteran batsman's international career.

The PCB has already appointed wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmad as the deputy to Misbah and he is expected to take over as Test captain after the series in West Indies.

Misbah has represented Pakistan in 72 Tests, 162 ODI’s and 39 T20’s