Inzamam to quit one-dayers

12 April 2012

Inzamam-ul-Haq has announced his retirement from international one-day cricket and will also relinquish the captaincy of the Test side.

Pakistan suffered a humiliating early exit from the World Cup at the hands of minnows Ireland on Saturday, but that disappointment has been quickly overshadowed by the sad news that 58-year-old coach Bob Woolmer has passed away after being discovered unconscious in his hotel room in Jamaica.

Inzamam told a news conference: "It's a very deeply disturbing time for me but we have to carry on. I had spoken to Bob on Saturday after the match against Ireland and I told him I wanted to talk about my future. Bob felt we should have left it until Sunday but it never happened."

However, Inzamam paid tribute to the role his team-mates played in helping him cope with one of the most high-pressure jobs in Pakistan, adding: "I am very happy with the support I have received over the last three or four years as captain."

Inzamam confirmed he would continue to represent Pakistan in Test cricket, but felt there were enough candidates around to replace him in the position of captain, saying: "I don't think it will really be a big challenge to find a replacement for me.

"We have some good senior players and players with a lot of experience. They will do better than me and achieve greater things than me."

Inzamam, who has played in 377 one-day internationals, averaging 39.53, also issued an apology for his side's abject performance in the West Indies.

"I want to make one thing clear that I'm apologising to all the people of Pakistan on behalf of the team, but we did everything we could and we have let you down," he said.

"We tried our best. We gave it our best shot, but I am afraid the result did not come out the way that we planned, and once again, all I can say is that I am deeply sorry to my country."

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