{"id":85962,"date":"2023-08-05T07:30:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T02:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=85962"},"modified":"2023-08-05T01:57:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T20:57:26","slug":"alex-hales-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/alex-hales-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Hales announces retirement from international cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD 04 August (Online): He served England in 156 matches<br \/>\nEngland\u2019s opener Alex Hales announced on Friday that he is retiring from international cricket with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>Hales, 34, retired as a T20 World Cup winner, having played his last match against Pakistan in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in November.<br \/>\nIn his retirement post, he also confirmed that he will continue playing franchise cricket.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Throughout my time in an England shirt I&#8217;ve experienced some of the highest highs as well as some of the lowest lows,\u201d Hales said in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been an incredible journey and I feel very content that my last game for England was winning a World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Throughout the ups and down I&#8217;ve always felt a huge amount of support from my friends, family and undoubtedly the best fans in world cricket.<br \/>\n&#8220;I look forward to continuing to play for Notts and exploring more franchise cricket around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even though he represented England in all three formats, he mainly played in the T20Is and ODIs.<br \/>\nHe batted in 75 T20Is and scored a total of 2074 runs at a strike rate of 138.35. In ODIs, he accumulated 2419 runs in 67 innings including six tons.<\/p>\n<p>Hales also played 11 Tests between 2015 and 2016 where he made five half-centuries and averaged 27.28.<br \/>\nHe made his T20I debut against India in Manchester in 2011 while his ODI debut was against the same opponent as well but that was in Cardiff, in August 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Hales played his last ODI against West Indies in 2019 and has not been a part of the ODI team since then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD 04 August (Online): He served England in 156 matches England\u2019s opener Alex Hales announced on Friday that he is retiring from international cricket with immediate effect. 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