Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza requests two months time from cricket board to confirm retirement plans
FirstpostThe Bangladesh Cricket Board was planning a one-off ODI against the visiting Zimbabwe next month for an ODI farewell for Mortaza but that plan is shelved now Dhaka: Bangladesh ODI cricket skipper Mashrafe Mortaza has asked for two months to confirm his retirement plans, officials said on Saturday. The 35-year-old seamer missed the latest Sri Lanka tour last month — which the Tigers lost 0-3 — due to a hamstring injury and is facing a long absence from international cricket as Bangladesh are not scheduled to play any ODIs until June next year. Bangladesh Cricket Board last week said they were planning to host a one-off ODI sometime in September against Zimbabwe to organise a farewell for Mashrafe. Dubbed the “Narail Express” by his fans, after his birthplace, Mashrafe retired from international T20s in 2017 but kept playing ODIs despite multiple major surgeries on his knee.