The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday confirmed that 18-year-old batter Ayesha Naseem is retiring from all types of aggressive cricket, resulting from “personal reasons”. The PCB has appointed Nida Dar as the brand new skipper and it’ll even be her first full-time stint because the chief of the staff. On Sunday, it was reported that Naseem, an explosive right-hander had determined to name it quits due to non secular causes however PCB took one other 48 hours to verify the event. Although she had reasoned her retirement for “personal reasons”, it was broadly speculated that it was primarily for non secular causes. Consequently, she is not going to be part of Pakistan girls’s squad through the upcoming Asian Games set in Hangzhou, China between September 23-October 8.

“We wish the best of luck to Ayesha Naseem in her future endeavours as the PCB understands and respects her decision to quit the game for personal reasons,” stated PCB’s girls’s cricket head Tania Mallick in a press release.

Ayesha has featured in 4 One-Day Internationals and 30 T20 Internationals for the aspect, which included a few outings on the ICC T20 World Cup (2020 and 2023).

She was well-known for her hard-hitting expertise, particularly down the order, possessing a strike charge of 128.12 within the shortest format, the perfect by any Pakistani batter in her gender.

She had beforehand captained the aspect through the encounter in opposition to South Africa on the T20 World Cup in South Africa earlier this 12 months.

Among the opposite members who’ve made it to the squad for Hangzhou are left-arm spinner Anosha Nasir, batter Shawaal Zulfiqar, leg-spin-bowling all-rounder Syeda Aroob Shah, medium-pacer Diana Baig, bowling all-rounder Fatima Sana and all-rounder Natalia Pervaiz.

PCB girls’s chief selector Saleem Jaffer famous, “Our squad for the Asian Games represents the future of women’s cricket in Pakistan. With a mix of emerging talent and seasoned campaigners, I expect the players to do well in the event.”

Pakistan’s squad for Asian Games:Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Anosha Nasir, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi, Nashra Sandhu, Nataliya Pervaiz, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Ameen, Syeda Aroob Shah and Umm-e-Hani.