A 24 year old cricketer from Sialkot has shocked the cricket fraternity after he announced to quit from the Pakistan cricket. Shahzaib Bhatti announced his exit via social media where he stated that he could not continue with Pakistan cricket due to politics, corruption and issues within the domestic structure. Bhatti was part of the Sialkot region team that won the Quaid-e-Azam trophy 2024-25 and was instrumental in securing the one wicket victory in the final by playing a gritty unbeaten 32 run innings against Peshawar region in a low-scoring thriller. Despite this feat, the young cricketer claims that he was not offered further opportunities in the domestic circle. 'Benched for Almost 40 Games': Bhatti Bhatti claimed that he was regularly omitted from the playing XI following the final match and claims that he was sat on the bench for almost 40 matches on a trot. Sharing his feelings on X, Bhatti wrote: “Goodbye Pakistan cricket. Goodbye Pakistan cricket. At 24 years of age I am leaving Pakistan cricket. I won the Quaid E Azam final last year on live television. Since then I’ve been benched for almost 40 games in a row. My only dream is to represent Pakistan. But politics, corruption, lack of structure has ruined my career. And many others I now know why everyone is leaving Pakistan cricket. Goodbye". I AM LEAVING PAKISTAN CRICKET FOREVER 💔 pic.twitter.com/RoPcd3Gd1H — Shahzaib Bhatti (@shahzaibcric) March 8, 2026 Also Read | Watch: Abdullah Shafique’s Angry Reply to Commentator Goes Viral Bhatti had previously claimed that it was his utmost desire to play for Pakistan but according to him, it had become incredibly difficult to move forward for young players given the current circumstances in Pakistan's domestic cricket. Up till now, Bhatti has had very little exposure on the domestic front having represented only in two first class matches, one list A match and one T20 encounter so far. His tally in first class cricket consists of five wickets and his best performance so far has been a haul of five wickets for 236 runs against Lahore Whites back in December 2024. Bhatti made his list A debut for Eshaal in President cup Grade 1 competition 2024 where he took two wickets. In his T20 debut, Bhatti represented against Rawalpindi where he managed one wicket while conceding 47 runs off his allotted four overs.