Pakistan Test captain Misbahul Haq said that he did not announce retirement from international cricket after the England tour since he believed it would have been “a selfish thing to do”.
In an interview with Sky Sports, the 42-year-old said that he doesn’t believe in taking the easy way out because for him the national team has always been the first priority.
“It would have been extremely easy for me at the end of a successful Test series [against England] to have announced the end of my career,” he said. “But that would have been a selfish thing to do, to avoid the stress of very difficult international tours to New Zealand and Australia.”
He added: “However, what was needed for the Pakistan team at that point in time was for me to take on the challenge of these tough tours despite us being crowned the top Test team in September.”