Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has announced his retirement from international cricket. The 36-year-old, nicknamed 'Boom Boom', had already quit Test cricket in 2010 and retired from one-day internationals in 2015 while he resigned the captaincy of Pakistan's Twenty20 side last year.

He had considered continuing as a player in the shortest format of the game but announced on Sunday that he was calling a halt to an illustrious and occasionally controversial 21-year international career. "I have said goodbye to international cricket," said Afridi after smashing a 28-ball 54 in a Pakistan Super League match for Peshawar Zalmi in Sharjah. "I am playing for my fans and will continue to play this league for another two years but it's goodbye from international cricket. "Now my foundation is important for me. I have played with seriousness and in a professional way for my country."