In an unfortunate situation, Hong Kong wicketkeeper-batsman Christopher Carter has announced premature retirement from all forms of cricket.
Christopher Carter took the big decision in order to pursue his ambitions to become a pilot. Prior to his retirement, he had put his studies on hold to play the game.
“I already put my studies on hold before but I think it’s time to do what I’ve always wanted to do, and that is to become a pilot,” Carter told the South China Morning Post on Monday (October 1).
The 21-year old represented Hong Kong in 21 international games – 11 One-Day Internationals and 10 T20 Internationals. He had made his ODI debut in 2015. Carter retires from the game after scoring close to 200 international runs. He recently played for Hong Kong in the Asia Cup. Prior to that, Carter had also helped Hong Kong qualify for the main event of the Asia Cup.
However, he had to bid adieu to the game due to limited opportunities and lack of funding in the Hong Kong -a country which is yet to get ODI status.
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“It is difficult to be a cricketer in Hong Kong given the lack of funding. People within CHK [Cricket Hong Kong] work so hard to try and allow us to play on a full-time basis,” admitted Carter.
Carter went on to reveal the struggles the Hong Kong cricket is going through. He also rued the lack of support from the government and the ICC.
“The likes of Mark Wright [Director of cricket] and Simon Cook [Head coach] really do their best, but they are not supported well enough by the government or the ICC,” concluded Carter.