He said that captain of Pakistani cricket team Misbah ul Haq decided for retirement on the peak of his career. Shahbaz Sharif said that Misbah ul Haq is the first Pakistani cricketer winning ICC Spirit of Cricket Award and under his captaincy, Pakistan first time achieved top position in Test ranking. He said Misbah ul Haq has won laurels for Pakistan as captain and player and raised the image of the country and the nation through his character and sports.
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif also paid tributes to outstanding performance of famous Pakistani batsman Younis Khan in cricket field. The Chief Minister appreciated the performance of Younis Khan and said that Younis Khan has done an excellent job by scoring more than ten thousand runs in his Test career and added that he has won laurels for the country by crossing this milestone and the nation is proud of him over this achievement. Shahbaz Sharif said that Younis Khan also has unique record of maximum catches by Pakistan. He said Younis Khan is hero of cricket and his services for cricket will be remembered forever.
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