Sana Mir will miss next month’s ICC Women’s Championship ODIs and T20Is against England after deciding to take a break from international cricket.
In a statement, Sana Mir said: “I have decided to take a break from international cricket and, as such, will not be available for selection for next month’s series against England. I will utilise this time to plan and reset my future objectives and targets. My best wishes will remain with the Pakistan national women’s team in the series against England and I am sure they’ll produce their best cricket.”
The 20-probable training camp for the ODIs and T20I series will commence at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre in Karachi from 21 November, while the squads will be announced on 27 November.
The team will depart for Kuala Lumpur on November 30.
ICC Women’s Championship (seventh round schedule):
9 Dec – First ODI (ICC Women’s Championship), Kinrara Oval
12 Dec – Second ODI (ICC Women’s Championship), Kinrara Oval
14 Dec – Third ODI (ICC Women’s Championship), Kinrara Oval
17 Dec – First T20I, Kinrara Oval
19 Dec – Second T20I, Kinrara Oval
20 Dec – Third T20I, Kinrara Oval
Who Is Sana Mir ?
Off-spinning all-rounder Sana Mir, who learned cricket in the street as a young girl, has been Pakistan’s captain since 2009. In that time, she has led her team to gold at the 2010 Asia Games, their first tournament wins in a Quadrangular Series in Sri Lanka in 2011, and their highest world ranking.
In 2011, as a result of this success, the Pakistan Cricket Board offered contracts to its female players; Mir was awarded a Category A contract and in the process became one of the first semi-professional female cricketers in Pakistan. In 2012, she also became the first female cricketer to be awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan’s Medal of Excellence, for her services to cricket.
Mir’s contribution to the team since her debut in 2005 with both bat and ball has been vital to their success. She top-scored in their historic one-run win over India in the 2012 World Twenty20 – the first time any Pakistan cricket team had ever beaten India in a World Cup.
On Pakistan’s first tour of England last July, in the second of two T20Is, she made 31* and helped her team to their first win against England in any form of the game.
Pakistan’s leading wicket-taker in women’s internationals, Mir has a total of 115 wickets to date.
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