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    "editor1": "<p>Feb. 20 (CRICKETNMORE) - Legendary Pakistan all-rounder&nbsp;Shahid Afridi&nbsp;has announced his retirement from international cricket on Sunday. The 36-year-old star had already quit Test and ODI cricket but still skippered the Pakistan Twenty20 team at the 2016 world championships in India.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nA fan favourite throughout his career, Afridi&nbsp;burst onto the scene in 1996 when he scored a 37-ball century against Sri Lanka in only his second match to set a world record that was unbeaten for 17 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Also Check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ipl-auction-ben-stokes-goes-for-record-rs14-5-cr-to-rising-pune-supergiants--24053\">IPL 2017 Auction News<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He became known as a bowling all-rounder in the second half of his career and was&nbsp;a key member of the Pakistan side which&nbsp;won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Click Next to check what Afridi said on his retirement:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I have said goodbye to international cricket,&quot; said Afridi after smashing a 28-ball 54 in a Pakistan Super League match for Peshawar Zalmi in Sharjah.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I am playing for my fans and will continue to play this league for another two years but it&#39;s goodbye from international cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Afridi International Career<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tests -&nbsp;1716 Runs &amp; 48 Wickets<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>ODI - 8064 Runs &amp; 395 Wickets<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>T20 - 1218 Runs &amp; 83 Wickets<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>Saurabh<\/p>\r\n",
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