England's Dawid Malan retires from international cricket
The 36-year-old Malan told British newspaper The Times of London that his success in the white-ball game exceeded expectations but that he was disappointed that he couldn't handle the intensity of Test cricket.
Dawid Malan, the former top-ranked T20 batter who scored centuries for England in all formats, has announced his retirement from the international arena.
The 36-year-old Malan told British newspaper The Times of London that his success in the white-ball game exceeded expectations but that he was disappointed that he couldn't handle the intensity of Test cricket.
Malan, a top-order batter, played 22 Tests as well as 30 ODIs and 62 T20 internationals. It was in the T20 game where he excelled, becoming No. 1 in the batting rankings in 2020 and winning the World Cup in 2020.
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Malan was left out of the squad for the upcoming white-ball series against Australia and has yet to play for England in any format since the 50-over World Cup last year.
He could not forge a career as a Test batter which left him with the most regrets.
"I took all three formats extremely seriously but the intensity of Test cricket was something else — five days plus the days building up," Malan told the Times. "I'm a big trainer; I love hitting lots of balls and I'd train hard in the build-up, and then the days were long and intense. You can't switch off.
"I found it very mentally draining, especially the long Test series that I played, where my performances dropped off from the third or fourth Test onwards."
