Pakistani women’s cricket team batter Ayesha Naseem has announced her retirement from the sports to “live life according to Islam”, according to media reports.

Journalist Shoaib Jatt, in a tweet, said that Ayesha Naseem retired from cricket at the peak of her cricket career.

“She has decided to live her life according to Islam and has informed the cricket board,” he wrote.

Ayesha, 18 years old, Pakistan national cricket team all-rounder is considered one of the strongest hitters in the women’s game.

She represented Pakistan in four ODIs and 30 T20Is. In her stint in the T20Is, she played with a strike rate of 128.12, scoring 369 runs with the career-best figures of 45 not out.

One of Ayesha’s memorable innings came during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 when the right-handed batter smashed 25-balls 43 against India with the help of two boundaries and as many maximums.

In a similar fashion, she smashed 24 runs off 20 balls against the formidable Australian team during the T20 World Cup 2022.