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Former Pakistani pacemaker Umar Gul played his final match as a professional cricketer on Friday night, marking the end of an era that saw him spearhead the Pakistan cricket team’s pacing attack and fool batsmen around the world. with their deadly yorkers.
The bowler retired after his team, Baluchistan, was eliminated from the ongoing T20 National Cup by Shan Masood-led South Punjab.
Gul, who was a key member of the team that won the 2009 T20 World Cup for Pakistan in England, retired with 427 international wickets to his name. He has played 47 tests, 130 ODIS and 60 T20 for Pakistan.
Gul, teary-eyed, thanked his teammates and South Punjab for giving him “respect” in his last game. He also thanked the PCB for “feeding him like a mother” throughout his career.
On Twitter after his last game, the rhythm of the right arm said that the decision has come with “a very heavy heart and after much thought.”
“I have decided to say goodbye to all cricket formats after this T20 National Cup. I have always played for Pakistan with all my heart and 100% hard work. Cricket is and always will be my love and passion,” Gul said in a series of Tweets.
Gul said that “all good things have to come to an end” and prayed that “the future holds much more for him.”
The retirement also prompted many to praise the cricketer on social media, including current and former cricketers, to thank Gul for his services to Pakistan cricket.
Here are some of the reactions:
The former captain of the Pakistan cricket team, Shoaib Malik, loved to play with the “Guldozer”.
‘The performances say a lot’
‘The most skilled bowler’
‘Impressed in all formats’
Kainat Imtiaz, a member of the women’s cricket team, also remembers Umar Gul.
Activist Jibran Nasir calls Umar Gul one of the “best bowlers of our time.”
Even the ruling party thanked Gul for his services.
He held the fort during ‘tumultuous times’.
‘Man with great memories’
This user shared a throwback of the 2007 T20 World Cup yorker.
The fan of watery eyes.
‘The legend says goodbye’
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