LONDON, July 7 -- Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from the 50-over format shortly after his team bowed out of the Cricket World Cup, narrowly missing out on a semi-finals spot.

The 37-year-old had said last year that he will retire from ODIs after the World Cup in England and Wales. In his long and illustrious career, Malik represented Pakistan in 35 Tests, 287 ODIs and 111 T20Is. He was most successful in 50-over format having scored 7543 runs including nine centuries and bagged 158 wickets. "Today was our last game, and I'm retiring from ODI cricket," Malik told reporters after Pakistan thrashed Bangladesh by 94 runs at Lord's on Friday. "I had planned this for a few years ago to retire on the last Pakista...