Bangladesh鈥檚 veteran batter Mahmudullah has announced his retirement from international cricket through a social media post on Wednesday.
The 39-year-old had been active only in the 50-over format in international cricket after announcing his retirement from the Tests and T20Is previously.
鈥楢ll praises only for the Almighty Allah. I have decided to retire from international cricket. I would like to thank all of my teammates, coaches, and especially my fans who have always supported me,鈥� a post from Mahmudullah's official Facebook account read.
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鈥楢 big thank you to my parents, my in-laws, especially my father-in-law, and most importantly, my brother Emdad Ullah, who has been there for me constantly since my childhood as my coach and mentor.鈥�
Mahmudullah was initially in the national players鈥� contracts for 2025, which was announced by the BCB on Monday, but he decided to opt out from March.
That indicated his tentative future plan. However, he said that the retirement wasn鈥檛 a perfect one for him.
鈥楴ot everything comes to an end in a perfect way, but you say yes and move forward. PEACE. Best wishes to my team & Bangladesh cricket,鈥� Mahmudullah wrote.
He became the second senior Bangladeshi cricketer after Mushfiqur Rahim to announce their retirements from the ODIs鈥攊n Mahmudullah鈥檚 case from international cricket altogether鈥攚ithin a week.
Both announcements came following Bangladesh's disastrous performance in the ICC Champions Trophy, where they failed to win a single game.
Mahmudullah played only against New Zealand as he was injured against India in Bangladesh鈥檚 first match and scored four runs.
Mahmudullah, who made his international debut in an ODI against Sri Lanka at Colombo in 2007, retired as the fourth highest run-scorer for Bangladesh in the format.
The right-handed batter scored 5,689 runs at an average of 36.46 with a 77.64 strike rate. As a part-time off-spinner, Mahmudullah also claimed 82 wickets.
He had four hundreds beside his name, all of which came at ICC tournaments. His first hundred came against England in Adelaide in 2015, in Bangladesh鈥檚 memorable victory. It was, in fact, the first hundred by a Bangladeshi batter in the World Cup.
Mahmudullah followed it with another in the next match鈥攖his time against New Zealand in Hamilton.
He also scored a century and added a famous 224-run partnership with Shakib Al Hasan against the same opponent two years later in the Champions Trophy in Cardiff, where Bangladesh pulled off a victory after becoming 33-4 while chasing 265.
Mahmudullah is currently taking part in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League for Mohammedan Sporting Club, though he has been sidelined due to an injury since their first match on March 3.
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