The 37-year-old Mushfiqur Rahim announced his ODI retirement on his social media page on March 05.

The 37-year-old is the most capped player for Bangladesh in ODI format with 274 matches and the second highest-run scorer for his team in 50-over cricket.

“I am announcing my retirement from the ODI format as of today. Alhamdulillah for everything.”

“While our achievements may have been limited on a global level, one thing is certain: whenever I stepped onto the field for my country, I gave more than 100% with dedication and honesty,” said Mushfiqur Rahim.

Mushfiq who made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in August, 2006. He now retires as the most capped Bangladesh player in the format with 274 matches and has 7,795 runs at an average of 36.42 including nine centuries with a career best of 144.

“The last few weeks have been very challenging for me, and I have come to realize that this is my destiny. Allah says in the Quran: “Wa tu’izzu man tasha’ wa tu’zhilu man tasha’” [And He honours whom He wills, and He disgraces whom He wills].

“May Almighty Allah forgive us and grant righteous Iman to all,” he said.

“Lastly, I would like to deeply thank my family, friends and my fans for whom I have played cricket for the last 19 years.

He also has 243 catches and affected 56 stumpings behind the stumps. Earlier, He announced his T20I retirement on September 4, 2022.

He quit the T20I format came after Bangladesh’s exit from the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 where they lost both group matches against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.