Veteran Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim announced his retirement from ODI cricket on March 5. He recently played in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 where Bangladesh were eliminated from the league stage.
Rahim retired as Bangladesh's most capped player in ODIs playing 274 matches. He scored  7,795 runs at an average of 36.42 including nine centuries with a career-best of 144. As a wicketkeeper, he took 243 catches and affected 56 stumpings behind the stumps.
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Mushfiqur Rahim To Continue Playing Tests, T20Is
He was also the captain of Bangladesh in Test and ODI cricket and played along with Bangladesh stalwarts like Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah.
"I am announcing my retirement from the ODI format as of today. Alhamdulillah for everything. While our achivements 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," Mushfiqur posted in his official Facebook page.
He further said that he was facing a lot of challenges since the last few games trying to understand where he stands with his game at this point in his career. Rahim 37, finally decided to hang his boots saying that "this was my destiny".
"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](3:26). May Almighty Allah forgive us and grant righteous Iman to all. 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 said.
Rahim played the 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023 ODI World Cups for Bangladesh together with Shakib and Mahmudullah.
He will continue to play Test and T20I cricket for Bangladesh. Rahil is already the top-scorer for Bangladesh in Test cricket scoring 6007 runs in 94 Tests averaging close to 40. He also has 113 dismissals in Tests, 297 in ODIs and 62 in T20I cricket.
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