Mushfiqur Rahim announces retirement from T20Is to focus on ODI and Tests

The
retirement
announcement
comes
just
a
few
days
after
Bangladesh
were
knocked
out
of
the
Asia
Cup
2022.
Bangladesh
could
not
qualify
for
the
Super
Four
phase
as
they
lost
both
of
their
Group
B
matches.

They
lost
their
first
match
to
Afghanistan
by
7
wickets
and
the
second
by
2
wickets
to
Sri
Lanka,
which
also
knocked
them
out
of
the
competition,
where
he
could
manage
only
five
runs
in
two
matches.

The
35-year-old,
who
has
been
going
through
a
rough
patch
in
the
shortest
format
with
only
three
double
digit
scores
in
the
last
10
T20Is,
however,
added
that
he
intends
to
continue
playing
franchise
cricket
“when
the
opportunity
arrives”.

The
former
Bangladesh
captain
took
to
social
media
on
Sunday
(September
4)
to
announce
his
retirement
from
T20
internationals.

“I
would
like
to
announce
my
retirement
from
T20
INTERNATIONALS
and
focus
on
Test
and
ODI
formats
of
the
game,”
Mushfiqur
wrote
on
his
Twitter.

“I
will
be
available
to
play
franchise
leagues
when
the
opportunity
arrives.
Looking
forward
to
proudly
represent
my
nation
in
the
two
formats,”
he
added.

I
would
like
to
announce
my
retirement
from
T20
INTERNATIONALS
and
focus
on
Test
and
ODI
formats
of
the
game.
I
will
be
available
to
play
franchise
leagues
when
the
opportunity
arrives.
Looking
forward
to
proudly
represent
my
nation
in
the
two
formats-MR15

—
Mushfiqur
Rahim
(@mushfiqur15)

September
4,
2022

The
right
hander
has
represented
Bangladesh
in
102
T20Is,
scoring
1500
runs,
including
6
fifties
at
a
strike
rate
of
115.03.
He
has
also
captained
the
national
side
in
T20I
format
from
2011
to
2014
in
23
matches,
winning
8,
losing
14
and
1
no
result
with
win
percentage
of
36.36.

The
35-year-old
has
also
led
the
national
team
in
One
Day
Internationals
on
37
occasions,
winning
11,
losing
24
and
2
ending
in
no
result
with
a
winning
percentage
of
31.42.
In
236
ODIs,
he
has
scored
6774
runs
including
8
hundreds
at
an
average
of
36.81.

Mushfiqur
has
also
captained
Bangladesh
the
most
in
Tests
–
34
matches,
winning
7,
losing
18
and
drawing
9
with
a
win
percentage
of
20.58.
In
82
Test
matches,
he
has
scored
5235
runs
including
9
hundreds
at
an
average
of
37.93.