Sana Mir, the former captain of Pakistan women cricket team added another feather into her hat following her selection as the captain of Wisden’s Women Team of the decade. Mir is the only Pakistani female player to feature in the team.
Pakistan's @mir_sana05 captains, but who else makes the cut?https://t.co/czdm84djT6
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) December 20, 2019
Wow what an honor – an achievement so well deserved,congratulations (c) Sana 🇵🇰 & Suzie too!🇳🇿 pic.twitter.com/Zb7jbfU8AT
— Grant Bradburn (@Beagleboy172) December 21, 2019
Sana Mir, part of the PTI government’s National Youth Council, received felicitations from dignitaries in government and cricketing fraternity for a remarkable breakthrough. Her selection of captain for the women team of the decade testifies her proficient leadership skills and cricketing talent.
کرکٹ ٹیم کی سابق کپتان اور ممبر نیشنل یوتھ کونسل، ثنا میر کو کرکٹ کے معروف جریدے وزڈن کی جانب سے اس دہائی کی بہترین ویمن کرکٹ ٹیم کی کپتان منتخب کیے جانے پر مبارکباد پیش کرتا ہوں۔
یہ اعزاز پاکستانی عوام کے لیے باعث فخر ہے۔@mir_sana05 #KamyabJawan https://t.co/x7DUeXEr33— Usman Dar (@UdarOfficial) December 23, 2019
Thanks Shaun https://t.co/rw4WuxRv7Y
— Sana Mir ثناء میر (@mir_sana05) December 22, 2019
In 2018, she became the first Pakistani women cricketer to rank number 1 in the ICC bowler rankings. She made her ODI debut against the Sri Lankan women’s cricket team in 2005 and so far, has played her recent match against Bangladesh in Lahore in October 2019.
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She played her first T20 debut in 2009. In October she was honoured with a 2019 Asia Society Game Changer Award at a ceremony in New York along with six other women from Asian countries. She was honoured for serving cricket in Pakistan and inspiration to females.
Thank you so much 🙏💕 https://t.co/MP1PBbvU5U
— Sana Mir ثناء میر (@mir_sana05) December 22, 2019
Thank you https://t.co/Zl0o9L4tqn
— Sana Mir ثناء میر (@mir_sana05) December 22, 2019
Thank you so much https://t.co/WrTiMCDPsx
— Sana Mir ثناء میر (@mir_sana05) December 22, 2019
Last month, she announced a break from the women’s cricket team for an indefinite period. Hence, she skipped the ICC Women Championship’s one-day international and T20 series against England.
“I have decided to take a break from international cricket and, as such, will not be available for selection for next month’s series against England,” PCB quoted her as saying in the press release. Further adding that she wants to utilize this time ‘to plan and reset my future objectives and targets.’
Following the release of the press statement, Mir had wished ‘good luck’ to the Pakistani cricket team for the contest against England.