Inzimam retires from One Day cricket

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what sport have you been watching? only last year or probably months have been bad for him in batting, you are probably talking of Inzi as batsman+captain, I am only referring to his batting.

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Oh yeah & in order to praise one person you want to blame the whole nation ..I don't even want to typify you into any category...Infact if you want to blame whole Pakistani nation as Jaahils ,i don't even to give a damn whatever you think..

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Yes i was basically referring to his captaincy...I know he was a star batsman for Pakistani team for years...& reached the ranks of one of the greatest in the world during his times..

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*You did post the prettiest picture out there. What else can I say?

You are a legend Inzi. Enjoy your retirement. As someone said on another forum, the problem with sport is that it's not a Bollywood script; happy endings are rare. Thank you for your services to the country. With all the jaahils in our country, we shall recognize your worth only after you are gone from the cricket fields :( .*

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Goodbye Inzi

So long, Inzy

Osman Samiuddin

March 21, 2007

There has already been one goodbye this week. Another today makes it two too many, but life moves on. Like Bob Woolmer, this is not the way Inzamam-ul-Haq should have bid adieu to cricket, or at least ODI cricket, stumbling out of the World Cup disastrously.

In recent months, an essentially amiable, lumbering giant has become a figure not so pleasant. He has been accused of becoming too authoritarian, picking his own teams, stubbornly demanding certain players, not listening to anyone and generally proving how power can change men.

Age and his back have feasted hungrily on his batting and the last calendar year was an indifferent one. Last August, he was the country's poster-boy, defending a nation's pride at the Oval, and yet last weekend his posters were being stomped on and burned, so quickly feelings have changed.

But in one instant, as he skied Tawanda Muwaripa to Sean Williams and began the last ride to the pavilion one last time, emotions switched again. Brisker than usual on departure, the walk stalled as every Zimbabwe player rushed to shake his hand.

And briefly, as life is supposed to flash before your eyes in the instant before you die, as he hurried, teary-eyed, into an emotional guard of honour from his team, all that was good and great about Inzi flashed before us; the yo-yoing weight, the clean-shaven cherubic chubby giving way to the patriarchal beard, the brain ticking over impassively calculating run chases, the bendy flick off his hips over square leg, the hunched, shuffling drives, those violent cuts.

If you squinted hard enough through coloured eyes, you glimpsed the impudence of the 1992 semi-final 60, the grace of the Karachi hundred against India and the scheming behind the Ahmedabad 60. In a week of tears, here came another sly one: once he was up those dressing room stairs, who would bring that calm, that solidity that you sensed in the middle order, even when he was out of form, every time he walked out?

His last knock ended exactly 2.52 runs short of his career average. It also came exactly 15 years to the day since his 37-ball 60 gazumped the Kiwis on the way to Pakistan's 1992 triumph. It appeared mostly to be an innings of release: from the immense pressure he has been so good at handling and from the traumas of the last few days and months. He swung his bat greedily and merrily, as he had all those years blago as an ODI whipper-snapper. It didn't last though that wasn't really the point.

Who can gauge what sort of pressures he has been under just in these last few days? Maybe the announcement of his resignation was mistimed but there are no certainties to how a mind reacts to the worst defeat of an international career followed swiftly by a tragic death. As Kamran Abbasi noted, the decision to resign and retire itself was the right one. It was also a rare one in Pakistan cricket.

So then, so long Inzy. We may see you again in whites come September but the way Pakistan cricket works there is an equal chance we might not. If we don't, thanks for the dry humour at the pressers; the calm; the slip catches; the running and, of course, the batting. Thanks also for the captaincy reign, which at over three years was one of the longest uninterrupted reigns in this country (which amounts to something) and contained enough memorable moments in it. Thanks even for opening all your post-match presentations, shambolic loss or euphoric win aside, with the same, "First of all, thanks to..." They say change is inevitable but in turbulent environments, sameness can be precious.

Don't mind the anger at the Irish loss. In time, I suspect we will come to look over the last eight months and remember instead all that went before for over 16 years.

Have fun Inzi in whatever you do after retirement. Shame you can't be hired as a commentator. :D :salute

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:(

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Bye Bye Inzi. We will remember your service for the game of cricket and all the wonderful innings you played to rearguard our fragile batting.

You will also be remember for your excellent back foot late shots, that are second to none. This particular style always troubled bowlers as it allowed you to dispatch hundreds of outside off stump and good/full length in/outswinger deliveries to covers and mid-wicket areas.

But also your run-outs and idiotically lack of knowledge will be the footsteps to avoid for the younger players.

I wish you had a better farewell.

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Very well written article. So Long Inzi :( We will definetly miss you :(

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Good Luck Inzi, you will surely be missed !

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Forget his batting or his running between wickets, he was one of the best souls who ever played this game. My best wishes to him for his future. Whenever I saw him play, I always felt that he should have been in the Indian team.

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**Tearful Inzamam dedicates final win to Woolmer

**Inzamam-ul-Haq broke down in tears on Wednesday as he dedicated his last match as Pakistan captain to Bob Woolmer, the team coach who died on Sunday.

It was an emotional day for Inzamam whose side, already knocked out of the World Cup, at least had the satisfaction of exiting the event on a winning note.

"It's thanks to Bob Woolmer and we dedicate this win to him. He is not in this world anymore but every Pakistani and every cricket lover is sad about what happened to him," said Inzamam.

After he was dismissed for 37 in the match against Zimbabwe, he sobbed as he made his way off the Sabina Park pitch.

He was congratulated by the entire Zimbabwe team who all rushed over to shake his hand while his own team-mates formed a guard of honour to see him back into the pavilion.

The 37-year-old Inzamam raised his bat to the sparse crowd, removed his cap and tearfully acknowledged the warm applause after he was caught at long-on by Sean Williams off seamer Tawanda Mupariwa in the 28th over of the Group D match.
He finishes his 378-match one-day career with 11,739 runs to his name, 10 centuries and 83 fifties, at an average of almost 40 runs a game.

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Thanks Inzi for all you have done for Pakistan cricket, thank you for all the wonderful memories you have given us stretching back to 1992 when you played an important part in our world cup victory, You will be sorely missed. You will go down in Pakistan's history as the second greatest batsman ever after the legendary Javed Miandad. Miandad just edges you in my book because of his street-fighting and match-finishing qualities.

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Very unfortunate end of a man who always stand on crisis.Indeed Watching him down many years and holding on victory stand was treat to watch but i personally feel he deserve more than tht he was at best on many occation where some stupid batsman lost their nerves.but we should care him he is not all alone we all r responsible for our recent crisis Inzi yateem nahi hai humhe is ka sath daina hoo ga taakay is ko test cricket main shaan se rookhsaat kar sakain humhe nay appnay cricketers k kabhi ezzat nahi ke:teary1: :teary1:

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Now end of Our childhood heroes Good Bye Inzi

Now all hve been finish now.All our Champion cricketer hve finish their cricketing career.But gr8 inzi always rem for his brilliant finishing.

Sooch raha hoo in ansoo ko rook loo bayqaraar hoo chuka
per muqaa aisa hai ke ansoo bahnay ko rook na saka
love u inzi hope we will give u chance to end ur test career more enjoyable.as far as 1 day it was a horrible dream

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Last night his departure from the cricketing field was just so heartbreaking. This is not the ending he wanted for himself for sure. But its absolutely heart-wrenching! sighs

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neither did anyone of us wanted it that way man. :(

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^
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But life is name of the game.

Good Luck Inzi, would love to see you play in the test again, but I am afraid that we might not see u ever again playing.