“I think it’s the right time to retire from this format. I’ll try to concentrate on ODIs that are coming up,”The player spoke at a pre-match press conference ahead of India’s second T20I against Bangladesh.
Mahmudullah, a Bangladesh all-rounder, has declared his retirement from T20 Internationals and would hang up his boots after the upcoming series against India.“I think it’s the right time to retire from this format. I’ll try to concentrate on ODIs that are coming up,” The player spoke at a pre-match press conference ahead of India’s second T20I against Bangladesh.The all-rounder, commonly known as Riyad, made his Bangladesh debut on July 28, 2007, against Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI bilateral series between the two South Asian countries.Later that year, on September 1, he earned his first T20I cap against Kenya, and on July 9, 2009, he made his first Test debut for the Tigers.
Mahmudullah has 2395 runs and 40 wickets in 40 T20I appearances. His top score to date is an undefeated 64 against the West Indies in 2012.
The 38-year-old is one of the few modern allrounders who have amassed 10,000 runs, 100 wickets, and 100 catches in international cricket across formats.
