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Former Zimbabwe captain Chigumbura to retire after Pakistan series

The veteran Zimbabwe all-rounder will bring the curtain down on a 16-year international career that began in 2004.

Elton Chigumbura

Rawalpindi, November 7: Former Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura will call time on his international career after the conclusion of the ongoing Twenty20 International cricket series against Pakistan.

The 34-year-old had featured in 14 Tests, 213 One-day Internationls and 54 T20I matches before the start of his farewell series.

The veteran Zimbabwe all-rounder will bring the curtain down on a 16-year international career that began in 2004.

"Former @ZimCricketv captain Elton Chigumbura is set to retire from international cricket at the end of the current @TheRealPCB tour," Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) tweeted from their official handle.

According to ZC, the all-rounder is retiring because "injuries had continued to take a toll on him as well as to pave the way for young blood in the national side".

The three-match T20I series ends in Rawalpindi on November 10.

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Before the start of the first T20I against Pakistan, he had amassed 5761 international runs and taken 138 wickets, including two hundreds and 26 half-centuries. He also led his side on 80 occasions on the international stage -- 62 ODIs and 18 T20Is.

Chigumbura is only the second player from Zimbabwe to achieve a double of 4000 runs and 100 wickets in ODI cricket, after Grant Flower.

he played a vital role in his side's famous victory over Australia in the 2007 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, in which he returned bowling figures of three for 20 from three overs.

He had also represented Zimbabwe in two editions of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, in 2002 and 2004, featured in the 2011 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup and led his side in the 2015 edition of the tournament.

(With PTI inputs)

Story first published: Saturday, November 7, 2020, 20:49 [IST]
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