Pakistan spinner Abdur Rehman retires from international cricket

Rehman hung up his boots with 140 international wickets—99 in Tests, 30 in ODIs and 11 in T20Is—under his belt

Abdur Rehman, the left-arm Pakistani spinner, has announced his retirement from the international cricket on Wednesday. Though he called it quit from the international scene, he is likely to remain active in the domestic circuit.

The 38-year-old cricketer made his debut back in the year 2006 during the home-series against West Indies. His Test career began with a twin four-wicket hauls on debut and ended as the highest wicket-taker for Pakistan in that series. In 2007, he received accolades for his phenomenal performance against South Africa at home.

However, he had to wait for another three years before playing his next Test match.

"It's a very difficult decision to retire from international cricket and I take it with a heavy heart," Rehman said.

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His best performance came up against England in 2012 in the UAE where Pakistan whitewashed the Englishmen. Rehman ended with 19 wickets and played ideal foil to Saeed Ajmal as the duo spun a web around the English batsmen.

Rehman also featured in World Cup 2011 held in India. However, was axed for the knockout games. He played his last Test in 2014 against Sri Lanka in Colombo. He picked up the 99^th wicket in that series and since then he is out of the Pakistan dressing room.

As far as his domestic career is concerned, he has 900 scalps across all the formats. He had also played quite a few limited-overs games, especially in ODIs where he was a restrictive spinner.