Sharjah , 3 November (CRICKETNMORE) - Pakistan's  all-rounder  Shoaib Malik, announced his Test retirement after the third day's play of the third Test against England in Sharjah .]

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In a shock announcement  an emotional Shoaib  Malik, 33, said that the "time was right" to move on,

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"I am taking retirement from Test cricket and this is my last Test,Former Pakistan Skipper Malik said in his statement. "I would like to thank my family, cricket board, my team-mates and my supporting staff as they have supported me all the way along. I think it's the right time to quit this format and I want to focus on the upcoming 2019 World Cup."

Malik has scored 1898 runs in 35 Test appearances including three centuries  and 29 wickets.

 

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