Dawid Malan Retirement: Veteran English batsman Dawid Malan has shocked the cricketing world by announcing his immediate retirement from international cricket. The confirmation of the decision came on Wednesday, and, as reported by ESPN Cricinfo, the batter announced his decision in the aftermath of omission from England's white-ball series squad against fierce-rivals Australia.
The left-handed batsman recently won The Hundred Men's 2024 with Oval Invincibles, as the side successfully completed consecutive title wins with sheer dominance throughout the tournament.
Dawid Malan Regrets Not Featuring Often In Tests For England
The 36-year old is undeniably one of the most sound batters to play for England. However, inspite of having such a wonderful record and portfolio, the left-handed batsman featured merely 22 times in red-call cricket for England ever since his debut against South Africa in July 2017.
As reported by ESPN Cricinfo citing The Times, the opener had the following to say:
"Test cricket was always the pinnacle for me growing up, At times I played well but in between just wasn't good enough or consistent enough, which was disappointing because I felt I was a better player than that. I took all three formats extremely seriously but the intensity of Test cricket was something else: five days plus the days building up."
"I'm a big trainer; I love hitting lots of balls and I'd train hard in the build-up, and then the days were long and intense. You can't switch off. I found it very mentally draining, especially the long Test series that I played, where my performances dropped off from the third or fourth Test onwards."
"But, you know, on the field I always did what I felt was right to win a game for the team. I never walked off the field if I got runs not caring about whether we had won or lost. It was always about winning and I'd always question myself as to whether I'd made the right decisions on the field to do that."