Previous Bangladesh captain and wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim on Wednesday declared his retirement from One Day Internationals (ODIs) after the team’s early departure from the ICC Champions Trophy, presented by Pakistan and the UAE.
The old-timer cricketer appropriated to social media to announce his disappearance from the fifty-over format. Alhamdulillah for everything. While our successes may have been restricted on a global level, one thing is sure: whenever I walked onto the field for my country, I gave my absolute best with loyalty and integrity,”
Allah says in the Quran: He gives honor to whom He wills and humiliates whom He wills; (3:26).
He communicated gratefulness to those who supported him throughout his career.
“Finally, I would like to extremely thank my family, supports, and fans, for whom I have played cricket for the last 19 years,” the statement concluded.
It is relevant to mention that the 37-year-old made his ODI presentation against Zimbabwe in August 2006. He withdraws as Bangladesh’s most-capped player in the format, having played 274 matches.
Over his familiar career, he scored 7,795 runs at an average of 36.42, with nine centuries, with a career-best score of 144. As a wicketkeeper, he acquired 243 catches and achieved 56 stumpings.
Generally observed as a gigantic in Bangladesh’s ODI history, Mushfiqur Rahim first made his mark in the 2007 World Cup when he was choose ahead of veteran wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud.
He instantly justified the selectors’ devotion, scoring a important fifty in Bangladesh’s famous victory over India in Trinidad.
Mushfiqur soon recognized himself as a strength in the middle order, and excluding for a momentary spell in 2008 when he lost his place, he continued a constant presence in the Bangladesh side for nearly two times.
He had earlier retired from T20Is following the 2022 T20 World Cup. In Test cricket, he has played 94 matches so far and is on way to become the first Bangladeshi cricketer to influence the 100-Test milestone.
