A career stretched over nearly two decades. There were a lot of achievements also. Mushfiqur Rahim’s name would even be on the shortest list of best batsman of Bangladesh in ODIs. Yet, he said goodbye to this edition of cricket on the social media. Earlier, Mushfiqur had bid adieu to T20 cricket also in the same way.
There aren’t many examples of going on retirement from the field in Bangladesh’s cricket history. Mushfiqur, who retired from white-ball cricket, could not be an exception either. However, he somewhat got a taste of that today, Thursday at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur.
Mushfiqur entered the field for Mohammedan against Rupganj Tigers in a match of Dhaka Premier League. Mohammedan won the toss and decided to bowl. This wicketkeeper batsman received a guard of honour from his teammates when he entered the field wearing pads and gloves.
Before the match started, Mohammedan cricketers stood in two rows, and Mushfiqur entered the field through the middle. However, he had some of his teammates from the national team by his side here. His long-time teammates Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah and Mehedi Hasan Miraj are also playing for Mohammedan. They were also present during the guard of honor.
Mushfiqur Rahim has ended a vibrant career in ODIs. He has played highest, 274 matches for Bangladesh in this edition. Mushfiqur, has scored the highest number of runs with 7,795 at an average of 36.42 after Tamim Iqbal. With nine centuries, he’s also trailing Tamim (14) on the list of highest centuries.