Dawid Malan retires from international cricket

Dawid Malan, the former top-ranked T20 batter who scored centuries for England in all formats, has announced his retirement from the international arena.

Malan, a top-order batter, played 22 Tests as well as 30 ODIs and 62 T20 internationals.

In 2020, he became the world number one-ranked T20 batter and was the fastest player to reach 1,000 international runs in the format, taking just 24 innings.

Malan was left out of the squad for the upcoming white-ball series against Australia and hasn’t played for England in any format since the 50-over World Cup last year.

Malan scored 1,074 runs, at an average of 27.53, in Tests and has 1,450 runs at 55.76 in one-day internationals.

He is England’s fourth-highest run-scorer in men’s T20s with 1,892, at an average of 36.38.

Malan was born in London but grew up in South Africa, returning to the UK with Middlesex in 2006 before joining Yorkshire in 2020.

The batter, who has occasionally bowled off-spin, signed a white-ball only contract and took on a part-time coaching role with the county at the start of 2024.

He is also a regular in franchise cricket leagues across the world, including the Indian Premier League, Australian Big Bash and The Hundred.

(With inputs from agencies)