Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah announces retirement from international cricket

“A big thank you to my parents, my in laws specially my father in law & most importantly my brother Emdad Ullah who has been there for me constantly since my childhood as my coach & mentor. And finally thanks to my wife & kids who have been my support system through thick & thin. Not everything comes to an end in a perfect way but you say yes & move forward. Best wishes to my team & Bangladesh cricket,” he further said in the post.

Mahmudullah had a below-par Champions Trophy campaign scoring just 4 runs in one match which he played against New Zealand, with the player sitting out the opening match against India and then the match against Pakistan was washed out.

The player has scored 5689 runs from 239 matches in ODIs and has 4 centuries and 32 fifties. With the ball, he has notched up 82 wickets in the format. He is also the fourth-highest run-scorer for Bangladesh in ODIs, behind Tamim Iqbal (8357), Mushfiqur Rahim (7795), and Shakib Al Hasan (7570).

He also has four centuries in major ICC events with 3 in World Cups and 1 in 2017 Champions Trophy, which is the most by any Bangladesh player. The veteran was also Bangladesh’s leading run-scorer in the 2023 Men’s World Cup in India with 328 runs.