Announcement of retirement at the age of just 24, Pakistani player took the decision out of compulsion

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Shahzaib Bhatti: After Pakistan’s poor performance in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, former cricketers like Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Amir had raised questions on domestic cricket. These veterans said that the structure of Pakistan’s domestic cricket is bad, due to which players are not able to perform at a high level. Now a living example of this was seen. Actually, a 24 year old young player of Pakistan has announced his retirement from Pakistan cricket. The reason for which is politics in Pakistan cricket.

Took retirement at the age of just 24

24 year old young cricketer Shahzeb Bhatti has retired from Pakistan cricket. He gave this information while sharing a post on social media. Along with this, he has also made serious allegations against the system of domestic cricket in Pakistan. Shahzeb Bhatti played his last professional match during the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. His performance in the final of this tournament was also excellent, due to which the team won the title. But after this match he did not get a chance to play any professional match.

Announcing his retirement, Shahzeb Bhatti wrote on social media, ‘Goodbye Pakistan Cricket. At the age of 24, I am leaving Pakistan cricket. I won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy last year which came live on TV. Since then I have been sitting on the bench for almost 40 consecutive matches. My only dream was to play for Pakistan. But politics, corruption and lack of basic facilities ruined my career. This has happened with many people. Now I know why everyone is leaving Pakistan cricket.

Shahzeb Bhatti’s short career

Shahzeb Bhatti played two first class, one T20 and one List A match during his professional career. During this, he scored 76 runs and also took 8 wickets. But after January 2025 he never got a chance to play. In his last match, he made Sialkot win the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy title. In that match, he scored 40 runs in the first innings and 32 unbeaten runs in the second innings.

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