Pakistan’s Wasim Akram announced his retirement from international cricket on Sunday after 19 years as one of the world’s leading all-rounders. The 36-year-old Left-arm fast bowler, currently playing for English county Hampshire, is the only cricketer in history to take 500 one-day international wickets. “There’s an end to everything in life. I have enjoyed every bit of it,” Wasim said during a break in a match against his former team Lancashire at Old Trafford, Manchester. “There are no regrets. There have been ups and downs but I would not have changed it for anything else,” Wasim said. Wasim confirmed he would not be in the Pakistan team for next month’s one-day series in England. “They’re a new young side . and they must get ready for the next World Cup,” he said.
