Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim has announced his retirement from international cricket. Imad, who worked for Pakistan TV channels after his 2023 World Cup snub, has thanked fans for their support.

Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim has retired from international cricket with immediate effect. Imad, who announced his retirement with a post on social media, played 55 ODIs and 66 T20Is for Pakistan as a left-arm spinner and lower-order batter. He last represented Pakistan in a T20I against New Zealand in Rawalpindi in April this year.

Announcing his decision on Twitter, Imad said he was grateful for the 121 matches he played for Pakistan and thanked fans for their support. Imad, 34, did not provide any information about the reasons for his resignation, but wished the incoming management all the best for the future.

Imad made his debut for Pakistan in a T20I in May 2015 and made his ODI bow just two months later. Over the years, he developed a reputation for being stingy with the ball, especially in the shortest format, and was a skilled batsman in the lower order. The left-hander was part of the team that won the Champions Trophy in England in 2017 and also captained the side in a few ODIs.

However, he has not played a game in the 50-over format for Pakistan in over three years and was not part of the squad that reached the T20 World Cup final in Australia last year. Imad, who has played in various leagues around the world, will continue his playing career outside international cricket.

Imad, now 34, was part of Pakistan's Under-19 World Cup in 2006 and led Pakistan in the next edition in 2008. He had to wait until 2015 to make his Pakistan debut, in a T20I against Zimbabwe Lahore. Six years after the attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore, international cricket returned to Pakistan. He represented Pakistan in the subsequent T20 World Cup in 2016. In 2019, he captained Pakistan in two ODIs against Australia in Dubai when regular captain Shoaib Malik was ruled out due to injury.

In total, he took 44 wickets and scored 986 runs in ODIs. In T20Is, he took 65 wickets and scored 486 runs. Incidentally, his best performance with the ball is identical in both formats – 5 for 14.

Imad is currently in the Karachi Kings squad for the PSL and also recently played in the Hundred, the CPL and the LPL. He was also a regular on the English county circuit. In fact, he was born in Swansea, Wales and played his first cricket in the United Kingdom.