Abu Dhabi: Pakistan batsman Younis Khan ended his one-day career after the first ODI against England in Abu Dhabi yesterday, scoring just nine in his last match.


Younis Khan acknowledges the crowd after his final ODI innings at Abu Dhabi yesterday. Pic/AFP

The 37-year-old had wanted to leave the format on a high after he was selected in the 16-man squad for the four-match series against England despite patchy recent form but his wish remained unfulfilled.

He fell caught at mid-on by Adil Rashid off seamer Reece Topley. Yesterday's game was Younis' 265th one-day international, nearly 16 years after making his debut against Sri Lanka in Karachi in February 2000. Younis scored 7,249 runs with seven hundreds and 48 half-centuries in one dayers, but managed just 72 runs in his last six games — all this year. Younis had retired from Twenty20 cricket after leading Pakistan to the World Twenty20 title in England in 2009.