KARACHI- Pakistan's all-rounder Shahid Afridi today announced his retirement from one-day internationals after next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Speaking at a news conference, Afridi said he will focus on T20 matches leading up to the T20 World Cup in India.
Shahid Afridi has been named captain of the national T20 side by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
“I am the first Pakistan player to be able to announce his retirement properly. I always wanted to do this having seen the problems faced by other players in the past,” he said.
“I have informed the Pakistan team management about my decision. I want to go out of ODIs with my fans wanting more from me,” he added.
Afridi, 34, played 389 one-day internationals for Pakistan.
He held the ODI record for the fastest century, set in 1996 against Sri Lanka, until New Zealand's Corey Anderson bettered it this year.