Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari announces surprise retirement aged 25

26 April 2017 12:09

Surrey's England all-rounder Zafar Ansari has announced his retirement from cricket with immediate effect.

Ansari won one-day international honours for England in 2015 and made his Test debut against Bangladesh last October.

But the 25-year-old has shocked the cricket world by announcing his retirement "to pursue new challenges", possibly in the legal world.

"After seven years as a professional cricketer and almost two decades in total playing the game, I have decided to bring my cricket career to an end," Ansari told the official Surrey club website.

Source: PA