Inzamam-ul-Haq, the former captain of the Pakistan team, has announced that he will retire from international cricket after the second Test against South Africa at Lahore. Inzamam hopes the selectors will include him in the eleven for that Test and give him a chance to break Javed Miandad's Pakistan record of 8832 Test runs. Inzamam currently has 8813 runs, still needing 20 runs to become the highest run-getter for Pakistan in Tests.

Inzamam made this announcement at the National Stadium in Karachi where Pakistan are currently playing the first Test against South Africa. In recent days speculation has mounted over Inzamam's future, with him declaring himself unavailable for the first Test against South Africa. Inzamam is also one of three Pakistani players to sign with the Indian Cricket League.