Bangladesh fast bowler Rubel Hossain has announced his retirement from international cricket. The 36-year-old Rubel wrote to his 3.5 million Facebook followers on Wednesday that he is ending a career of 159 Bangladesh caps.
"I am pacer Rubel Hossain. I have played 27 Tests, 104 ODIs and 28 T20Is for Bangladesh," he wrote. "The national team is my passion. But at some point, I had to leave international cricket. With that in mind, I said goodbye to international cricket. However, I intend to continue playing domestic cricket. Thank you to my family, friends, media personnel and fans. I believe that you will continue to support me for the rest of my life."
