Shoaib Malik announces he’ll retire after 2020 World T20

Pakistan veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has announced his retirement plans, saying that the 2020 World Twenty20 will be his last.

Former captain of Pakistan team retired from Test cricket at the end of 2015 after playing three Tests, after earning a shock return to the side after a gap of five years. He has, however, been a regular member of Pakistan's limited-overs side.

The 36-year-old is aware that he will have to perform consistently to achieve that goal. "The 2019 World Cup, 50-over cricket, is my last World Cup but I want to play in the World T20 in 2020, that is my goal for Twenty20 cricket," Malik said while speaking at the Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament.

"These are the two big goals that I'm looking at – let's see how it goes. If I'm consistently performing then I want to play these two World Cups," he added.

The middle order batsman has played 35 Tests for Pakistan and has represented the team in 261 one day internationals and 95 Twenty20 matches.