Big news is coming out in the middle of the 3-match T20I series between India and Bangladesh. In the first match of the T20I series, the Indian team defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets in Gwalior. The second match of this series will now be played on 9 October at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Before this match, an experienced player of the Bangladesh team has surprised everyone by announcing retirement. This player is 38-year-old Mahmudullah who has announced his retirement from T20I cricket. He has said that he will say goodbye to the shortest format of cricket after the T20I series against India.

A few days after Shakib Al Hasan's retirement announcement, Mahmudullah announced his retirement, which has created a sensation in Bangladesh cricket. The retirement of 2 veterans within a short interval has dealt a severe blow to the Bangladesh team. Now it remains to be seen who fills the place of these players. Last month, Shakib Al Hasan surprised everyone by suddenly announcing his retirement from T20I and Test. He said that he has played his last T20I match and now wants to play the last Test series in his country.

Mahmudullah with the team for 17 years

38-year-old Mahmudullah made his debut in T20I cricket against Kenya in 2007. He has been playing 20 over cricket for Bangladesh for the last 17 years, which is now coming to an end. Mahmudullah holds the record for the third longest T20I career after Shakib Al Hasan and Zimbabwe's Sean Williams. Mahmudullah said that yes, he is retiring from T20 after the last match of the series. This was already decided. He said that he feels that this is the right time to retire from this format and focus on ODI cricket. Looking at the next World Cup, this is the right time for him and the team as well.

Mahmudullah had earlier retired from Tests in 2021, but he continued to play ODIs. Wagh was the highest run-scorer for Bangladesh in the 2023 World Cup played in India. Mahmudullah has scored 2395 runs in 139 T20I matches at a strike-rate of 117.74. Apart from this, he also has 40 wickets in his name in this format. India and Bangladesh are set to play the second match of the T20I series in Delhi. The third and last match of the series will be played on October 12 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.