Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah on Monday introduced his retirement from the T20Is. The third match in Hyderabad will probably be his final match on this format.
“I’ve no regrets, not a single bit. I believe enjoying for Bangladesh for therefore a few years, is sort of a superb factor personally. As a lot as I’ve performed T20Is, I most likely made my debut in 2007, it’s been 17 years. I don’t know the way good I may do for the crew, however I attempted my degree greatest. I attempted to serve the crew.”
The 38-year-old made his debut on this format in 2007 towards Kenya and has performed 139 matches. He’s simply behind Rohit Sharma (157), and the Eire duo Paul Stirling (147) and George Dockrell (141).
Mahmudullah had beforehand retired from Exams in 2021 however has maintained that he’ll proceed to characteristic in ODIs. The veteran was Bangladesh’s main run-scorer within the 2023 Males’s World Cup in India with 328 runs.
“Really I made a decision earlier than coming right here. I had talked with my household, captain and coach. And with the chief selector and the BCB president as nicely that I’m retiring from this format. I believe it’s the best time to maneuver on from this format and attempt to deal with the ODIs. It’s the best time for the crew to sit up for the following World Cup,” he mentioned.
Reflecting on the highs and lows in his T20I profession, Mahmudullah termed the 2016 T20 World Cup defeat to India as essentially the most irritating second whereas the Nidahas Trophy in 2018 was his favorite second, the place he amassed 43 off 18 balls as Bangladesh pipped hosts Sri Lanka to succeed in the ultimate.
“Essentially the most irritating second was the loss to India within the 2016 World Cup in Bengaluru. It was a life-changing second for me and taught me rather a lot. The perfect second got here within the Nidahas Trophy,” he mentioned.
