Pakistan Women's all-rounder Nida Dar takes mental health break
Last year, Fatima Sana replaced her as the T20 skipper before the Women's T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dar also didn't play in the Women's ODI World Cup Qualifiers where Fatima led Pakistan to wins in all five matches.advertisementPakistan also qualified for the ODI World Cup along with Nigar Sultana Joty's Bangladesh.In fact, Dar hasn't donned the national jersey since Pakistan crashed out of the group stages in the T20 World Cup.Dar is one of the greatest Pakistani cricketers to have ever graced the game, along with the likes of Sana Mir, Bismah Maroof and Javeria Khan.In 112 ODIs, Dar has scored 1690 runs at an average of 18.98 and taken 108 wickets at an economy rate of 4.17. In 160 T20Is, Dar has racked up 2091 runs, averaging 17.87 and taking 144 wickets.Trending Reel
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