Retiring is a pastime in Pakistan cricket
Given the number of Pakistan cricketers who have quit and then returned to the game in recent years, Paul Radley says in the National that Shahid Afridi's retirement will probably not last long.
Dustin Silgardo
25-Feb-2013
Given the number of Pakistan cricketers who have quit and then returned to the game in recent years, Paul Radley says in the National that Shahid Afridi's retirement will probably not last long.
Shahid Afridi has never been shy of retiring. As such, his latest announcement feels like it has all the permanence of a snowman on Jumeirah Beach in July. Retiring seems like something to do to pass the time in Pakistani cricket. In much the same way as players from England and Australia, for example, compete for Twitter followers, social standing in Pakistan seems to depend on how many retirements you have had.
Dustin Silgardo is a former sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo