Top 12 International cricketers whose injuries ended their careers
These players' struggles with injuries wrapped up their international careers.
9. Shabbir Ahmed
Shabbir Ahmed grabbed a lot of eyeballs for his disciplined bowling in the initial phase of his cricketing career. The right-arm pacer played for Pakistan for eight years from 1999 to 2007. Ahead of the 2004 Champions Trophy, he suffered a knee injury and missed the marquee tournament played in England.
The injury kept him out of cricketing action for six weeks. During Pakistan’s tour of South Africa in 2007, key pacers Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Gul got injured and Shabbir was about to join the team for the third Test in Cape Town. However, the pacer again faced a knee problem and couldn’t travel to South Africa.
In February 2007, he played a T20I match against South Africa in Johannesburg and it became his last appearance in the international circuit. Until 2013, he remained active in Pakistan’s domestic cricket but failed to make it to the national side again. He played 43 matches for Pakistan during his international stint.
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