Veteran all-rounder Mahmudullah has announced that he will retire from Twenty20 Internationals after the ongoing series against India.
The 38-year old made this announcement at a press conference prior to the second T20I against India in Delhi Tuesday.
“I have no sorrows, absolutely none at all. Playing a long time for Bangladesh is personally a huge thing for me. After my debut in 2007 I have played till 2024, 17 years. Whatever amount of T20Is I have played I don’t know if I have done well. But I have given it my all,” said Mahmudullah.
“My biggest disappointment was the match against India in Bengaluru in 2016. Most probably it can also be called a life changing moment for me. That innings served as a lesson to me. Best moment is perhaps Nidahas Trophy. The one where we won.”
He has played 139 T20Is, which is the highest for a Bangladesh player with Shakib al Hasan second in the list with 129 matches.
Mahmudullah has scored 2,395 runs so far in his international 20-over career with 23.48 average and 117.74 strike rate, and eight half-centuries.
The off-spinner has also taken 40 wickets in T20Is with best bowling figure of 3/10.
The right-handed batter got out for one against India in the first T20I of the three-match series.
With Mahmudullah’s impending retirement, Bangladesh’s fantastic five – others being Shakib, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mashrafe bin Mortaza – have all called it a day in the shortest format of the game.
