Published: Mar 29, 2015, 04:20 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 29, 2015, 07:51 PM (IST)
Mark Nicholas forgot to mention the names of Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi when announcing the names of the list of retiring cricketers at the end of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday. The British television commentator missed out on the names during the presentation ceremony following Australia’s comfortable seven-wicket victory over New Zealand. FULL SCORECARD: Australia vs New Zealand ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Final at MCG
Afridi and Misbah bowed out of One-Day Internationals (ODI) after Pakistan’s defeat at the hands of eventual victors Australia in the quarter-final. Both players had announced their intentions to retire from the 50-over format well in advance. While Misbah will continue to play Tests after the conclusion of the mega-event, Afridi intends to channel his energies towards Twenty20 cricket. Full updates: Australia vs New Zealand ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Final
Nicholas mentioned the names of Michael Clarke (Australia) Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe), Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) as well as Daniel Vettori (New Zealand). Vettori, incidentally, is yet to officially announce his retirement from international cricket as of now. Michael Clarke made his final ODI innings memorable by scoring a 72-ball 74, which paved the way for a comfortable Australian victory in the big final. While the Zimbabwean wicketkeeper-batsman Taylor is set to move to England in order to play County Cricket, Sangakkara has retired from ODIs. The prolific Sri Lankan batsman played his last ODI with Jayawardene, who had announced his retirement from Tests in August last year. Aus vs NZ, final: Michael Clarke scores 58th ODI half-century
