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- Updated: November 30, 2016
Pakistan’s Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said he is still undecided about his retirement plan and it is a decision he will take on his own, not with the PCB, after deciding his utility as a captain and as a player for the team. He also said he did not have to announce his retirement beforehand and could end his career whenever he wanted, as he was not looking for a farewell.
In April this year, Misbah had marked the Australia tour as possibly his last, as Pakistan were set to play against England, West Indies and New Zealand; his fitness helped him play all those series. Though he recently missed the Hamilton Test against New Zealand, following the death of his father-in-law, he had also been given a one-match suspension by the ICC for his side’s slow over rate in Christchurch. He is set to depart from Lahore on Saturday to join his side in Brisbane ahead of the three Tests against Australia.
Misbah, 42, understands that age is catching up with him but his fitness and passion for the game are intact. “I am at a certain stage of my career where I only think what I can give back to my team,” Misbah told ESPNcricinfo. “I am thinking but haven’t reached any conclusion, but my whole thought process is all about the team – if they can move on without me or not. And how I can do more as a senior to inspire and make this team stand on its own.
“I do believe these boys have the capability to take responsibility and can deliver. So I am actually thinking if it’s a good to leave at this stage. But this is a decision I want to take on my own and I don’t think I need to pre-announce it. I don’t think that it is necessary for me to mark any …
