Sri Lanka, March 6 -- Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh's most experienced ODI cricketer, has announced his retirement from the format. He made the announcement on his Facebook page, a week after Bangladesh returned home from a disappointing Champions Trophy campaign where they failed to win a single match.

Mushfiqur ends his ODI career as Bangladesh's second-highest run-scorer, amassing 7,795 runs at an average of 36.42, including nine centuries and 49 fifties in 274 matches. He is one of only five wicketkeepers to have played more than 250 ODIs, with his seven centuries ranking fourth among keepers, behind Kumar Sangakkara, Adam Gilchrist, and MS Dhoni.

Mushfiqur's recent form had been under scrutiny, particularly during the Champions Troph...