Nahida Khan, the one feminine cricketer from Balochistan to have represented Pakistan, has referred to as time on her 14-year worldwide profession.Nahida, 36, made her Pakistan debut on the age of 23 in 2009 towards Sri Lanka and went on to play 66 ODIs and 54 T20Is, scoring 1410 runs at 23.50 and 604 runs at 13.13 respectively. She was a part of the final three 50-over World Cups (2013, 2017 and 2022) and has performed 4 T20 World Cups from 2012 to 2018. Nahida holds the file for essentially the most catches in an ODI innings, taking 4 in Pakistan’s win over Sri Lanka in Dambulla in 2018.Her 79 towards South Africa on the 2017 ODI World Cup was the very best particular person rating by a Pakistan batter in a 50-over World Cup earlier than it was overhauled by Sidra Ameen in 2022.
“I’m grateful for the unwavering help I acquired all through my profession. I need to thank my household, teammates, coaches, and the Pakistan Cricket Board for his or her steering and perception in my talents. I additionally need to thank the passionate followers who supported me all through my journey, each in Pakistan and throughout the globe,” Nahida stated.
Nahida final turned out for Pakistan on the 2022 ODI World Cup, having been recalled into the aspect after practically a 12 months. She performed 4 video games, scoring 9, 40, 43 and 0, with Pakistan solely profitable one match in seven.
Nahida has since then been concerned in teaching. She was the assistant coach of PCB Blasters within the Pakistan Cup Ladies’s Cricket event and likewise labored alongside head coach Taufiq Umar within the profitable Amazons aspect, within the Ladies’s League exhibition matches this 12 months.
Nahida hails from a Pashtun household of the Achakzai tribe and grew up in an surroundings unconducive for ladies cricketers. “The largest appreciation is clearly how she not solely survived however thrived in an surroundings which wasn’t supportive in Quetta,” former quick bowler and commentator, Marina Iqbal instructed ESPNcricinfo. “She got here as a middle-order bat however developed herself as an opener. Did carry out in bits n items like others however had an awesome work ethic and sportsmanship and was a crew participant.
“A participant who simply wished to get pleasure from her cricket any probability supplied to her to be out within the discipline. She has all the time stood out as a…
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