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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > Cricket World Cup 2003 > Andy Flower to retire from international cricket 18.25 IST 15th Mar 2003 By IndiaExpress Bureau Star Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower has announced that he will retire from international cricket after Zimbabwe's Word Cup Super Six match against Sri Lanka in East London on March 15. "Tomorrow will be my last game for Zimbabwe," said the wicketkeeper-batsman on Friday. "I'm not sure how emotional it will be. It's very sad that it will be my last game. Zimbabwe cricket has been a huge part of my life for the last 15 years or more. I feel sad about leaving it and leaving some of my good mates like my brother (Grant) and Alistair Campbell. "But I suppose we all have to move on and for me and my family it's time to move on." Flower and team mate Henry Olonga made headlines last month when they took the field for Zimbabwe's opening World Cup match against Namibia wearing black armbands "to mourn the death of democracy" in Zimbabwe. Flower played 63 tests, making 4,794 runs and averaging a world-class 51.54. He will play his 213th one-dayer on Saturday, having scored 6,748 runs at 35.32 runs a visit. The 34-year-old left-hander said the political situation in Zimbabwe had precipitated his decision to retire from the national side. "Yes, ideally I would have liked to have carried on playing international cricket as long as I could have played it. "There are a number of reasons why I am retiring from international cricket and moving on to play elsewhere, but the political climate in Zimbabwe has certainly been a part of that decision -- definitely." in-depth coverage > Cricket World Cup 2003 > |
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