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Imrul Kayes to say goodbye to Test career

Thursday, 14 November 2024


Former Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes said he is set to wave goodbye to Test cricket this month, as well as his First-class career, reports UNB.
The batter announced it on a social media post on Wednesday.
Imrul started playing Test cricket in 2008 and appeared in 39 matches. His last Test appearance was in 2019.
"I am about to make a difficult decision regarding my career," Imrul said in a video posted on his social media.
"I am announcing the end of my Test career on November 16th, and with that, I am also going to announce the end of my First-class cricket career. This is one of the most difficult and emotional moments in my 17-year journey," he added.
In his 39-match Test career, Imrul hit three centuries and four fifties.
In his 137-match First-class career, the left-handed batter hit 20 centuries and 27 fifties.
Since his last appearance in Test in 2019, Imrul on several occasions said, he wants to play Test cricket, but the 37-year-old batter never called back to the Bangladesh team again.
One of the most notable achievements of Imrul's career was a 312-run partnership with Tamim Iqbal, which is the world record for the highest-run stand in the first wicket partnership in a third or fourth innings of a Test match.
It was notched up in the Khulna Test against Pakistan in 2015. Imrul hit 150 in that partnership, which remains as his best knock in Test cricket.