Dawid Malan Announces Retirement From International Cricket

Dawid Malan Announces Retirement From All Forms of International Cricket

Producer: Peuli Bakshi

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He boasts an impressive ODI average of 55.77 from 30 innings, with a strike rate of 97.45.

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Malan had a memorable T20I debut in 2017 by smashing 78 runs off 44 balls against South Africa.

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In September 2020, he reached the top of ICC’s batting rankings in T20 International format.

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In the following March, he became the fastest player to reach 1000 runs in T20Is from just 24 innings.

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In 2020, he was a part of the Men’s T20 World Cup-winning squad of England. However, he regrets not doing better in Test cricket.

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