Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza is all set to retire from all forms of international cricket at the end of the upcoming T20 tri-series in Bangladesh. He broke the news on Tuesday at a press conference in Harare.
Mazakadza bids adieu
The 36-year-old Masakadza has so far played 38 Tests, 209 ODIs and 62 T20 Internationals. He has 5009 runs in Tests and 7728 runs in ODI with five centuries each in both formats. In the shortest format of the game, he has 1318 runs at a strike rate of 115. He was the captain of Zimbabwe cricket team in 3 Test matches, 25 ODI matches, and 15 Twenty 20 matches. He began his cricket journey in 2001 and immediately made his mark by scoring hundred in debut Test against West Indies. He was also the then youngest to score a Test ton, a record later broken by Mohammad Ashraful.
His last appearance
He announced his retirement at Harare Sports Club and said, “After a great deal of consideration, I have decided to announce my retirement from all formats of international cricket at the end of the upcoming triangular series in Bangladesh.”
He mentioned how privileged it was for him to play and captain the team and also, how hard the decision was to make. “It has been an enormous privilege to have played for and captained my country, and this is one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make.” Although he was looking forward to the ICC T20 Wrld Cup qualifier next moth scheduled to be held in Dubai, he feels this is the right time to move on and shift the focus to the next generation. The T20 series in Bangladesh played later this month involving the host country, Afghanistan, and Zimbabwe will be his last international appearance. Masakadza became the second Zimbabwe player after Solomon Mire to announce his retirement after the ICC suspension.
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