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England batter Dawid Malan has retired from international cricket at the age of 36.
Malan is one of only two men, along with Jos Buttler, to score a century in all three formats for England, having played in 22 Tests, 30 one-day internationals and 62 T20s.
In 2020 he became the world number one-ranked T20 batter and was the fastest player to reach 1,000 international runs in the format, taking just 24 innings.
The left-hander was part of the England squad that won the 2022 T20 World Cup, but has not played an international since the 50-over World Cup in November.
Speaking to The Times, external, Malan said he “exceeded all expectations” in white-ball cricket but felt he could have played more Test matches.
“Test cricket was always the pinnacle for me growing up,” he said.
“At times I played well but in between just wasn’t good enough or consistent enough, which was disappointing because I felt I was a better player than that.”
He scored 1,074 runs, at an average of 27.53, in Tests and has 1,450 runs at 55.76 in one-day internationals.
He is England’s fourth-highest run-scorer in men’s T20s with 1,892, at an average of 36.38.
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