As a player, everyone wants to play for a long time and contribute to their team and country. Even in cricket, players work hard with all their hearts. But it is very difficult to continuously cement your place in the cricket team. Many times players are out of the team due to injury and are not able to return for a long time. There were many players in the game of cricket who played cricket for their team for many decades. Today we are going to tell you about three players who played international cricket for their country for more than four decades.
Shoaib Malik
Pakistan's best all-rounder player Shoaib Malik made his debut for the Pakistan cricket team in 1999. It has been more than 20 years since he played for Pakistan. On 24 January 2020, Shoaib Malik made a record of playing in four different decades by playing T20 matches against Bangladesh. Shoaib Malik played cricket for Pakistan in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s and became a Pakistani player to do so.
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar, the legendary batsman of the Indian team, has served the Indian team in international cricket for 24 years. He played cricket for the Indian team for the first time in 1989. He retired from all forms of cricket in 2013 after exactly 24 years. Sachin Tendulkar played brilliant innings during his cricket career from 1989 to 2013. Sachin Tendulkar played cricket for India for four decades, 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010.
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya, the former Sri Lankan batsman, made his international debut in 1989. He served the Sri Lanka Cricket till 2011. Like Sachin, he also played international cricket for Sri Lanka for four decades.
