Pakistani player ayesha naseem has decided to retire at the age of 18
Pakistani renowned cricket star announced her retirement from international cricket citing her devotion to her Islamic principles and ethics
The star took off from her work when most of the cricketers kick-start towards a bright career.
More about Ayesha Naseem
Ayesha’s name is a Pakistani former cricketer. In January 2020, at the age of 15, she was selected in Pakistan’s squad for the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. She made her Women’s Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Pakistan, against Thailand, on 3 March 2020
Ayesha has always been seen as one of the best young talents in her country, she managed to get fame in a very short period.
Once dubbed as “serious talent” by the great Wasim Akram, the cricket legend
Coming from a conservative family, she was permitted to play cricket with great difficulty however problems started to arise when she started to tour for her cricket matches.
To live life in peace, she adopted the Islamic principle and decided to quit the international cricket
EFFORTS DONE BY PCB
Efforts were made even by Nida Dar and some Pakistan players to convince her that she can be a practicing Muslim and also play cricket at the same time but Ayesha refused to rethink her decision.” a source said
However, all efforts didn’t yield the desired result
Now PCB has confirmed the retirement of Ayesha stating her “personal reasons” for the decision.PCB took additional 48 hours to confirm this news