IND vs BAN, T20I: Big news is coming out between the 3-match T20I series between India and Bangladesh. India defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the first match of the T20 series in Gwalior. The second match of this series will now be held on 9 October at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Before this match, an experienced player of Bangladesh team surprised everyone by announcing his retirement. This player is none other than 38 year old Mahmudullah. Yes, he has announced his retirement from T20 cricket. After the T20 series against India, he said goodbye to the lower formats of cricket.
shakib al hassan A few days after the announcement of retirement, Muhammadullah also created a stir in Bangladesh cricket by announcing his retirement. The Bangladesh team has suffered a major blow with the retirement of two stalwarts within a short period of time. Now who will fill the place of these players? We will have to wait and see. Last month, Shakib Al Hasan surprised everyone by suddenly announcing his retirement from T20 and Test. He said that he has played his last T20 match and now wants to play his last Test series in his country.
Mahmudullah was in the team for 17 years!
38 year old Mahmudullah made his T20 debut against Kenya in 2007. He has been playing 20 over cricket for Bangladesh for the last 17 years, which will end now. Mahmudullah holds the record for the third longest T20 career after Shakib Al Hasan and Zimbabwe's Sean Williams. Yes, Mahmudullah has said that he will retire from T20 after the last match of the series. This has already been decided. “I think this is the right time to say goodbye to this format and focus on ODI cricket,” he said. Keeping the next World Cup in mind, this is the right time for him and the team.
Mahmudullah had earlier retired from Tests in 2021, but continued to play ODIs. He is the leading run-scorer for Bangladesh in the 2023 World Cup to be held in India. Mahmudullah has scored 2,395 runs in 139 T20 matches at a strike rate of 117.74. He has also done the feat of taking 40 wickets in T20 format. Complete preparations have been made for the second match of India vs Bangladesh T20 series to be played in Delhi. The third and last match of the series will be played on 12 October in Hyderabad. Rajiv Gandhi Will be held at the International Stadium.
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