Four months after informing his team-mates that he would no longer play Test cricket, the BCB has confirmed that Mahmudullah has indeed retired from the format, bringing the end to a 12-year career that began in 2009.Mahmudullah had chatted with the team on day three of Bangladesh’s one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Harare, and had received a guard of honour from them on the final morning of the match, where he scored a career-best 150 not out. But there was no official recognition of the retirement from the BCB till now, as the timing of Mahmudullah’s decision is believed to have irked the board president Nazmul Hassan.
In a press release, the board thanked Mahmudullah for his services in Tests but didn’t mention that he had announced his retirement in July. Mahmudullah’s statement was attached in the announcement too, where he thanked BCB president Hassan for bringing him back into the Test side against Zimbabwe.
Mahmudullah said “leaving a format of which I have been a part of for such a long time is not easy.” He, however, confirmed that he would still be playing limited-overs internationals.
