In a surprise development, Bismah Maroof, one of Pakistan's most high-profile women cricketers and former captain, on April 25 announced retirement from all international cricket with immediate effect.
Bismah, 32, was forced into a long break from cricket, first due to a fitness issue in 2020 and then after giving birth to a baby girl in August 2021.
Bismah had grabbed headlines when she took her baby to the 2022 World Cup in New Zealand. She was the first Pakistani woman cricketer to avail a 12-month maternity leave with pay policy.
