Cricket: Team India will now play a series against Bangladesh. A series of two Tests and three T20 matches will be played between the two teams. Let us tell you that after the Sri Lanka tour, Indian players will soon take the field after taking rest for about one and a half months. The upcoming Test series is going to start from 19 September.

However, before this, a bad news is coming out for cricket fans. Actually, the 36-year-old batsman has suddenly said goodbye to international cricket. Fans are shocked by the departure of the most dangerous number-3 batsman of the T20 world.

Let us know in detail which player we are talking about.

The legendary number-3 batsman said goodbye to international cricket

Actually, the number-3 batsman we are talking about is none other than England's senior cricketer David Malan.

This 36-year-old player has retired from international cricket. Let us tell you that he played 22 Tests, 30 ODIs and 62 T20s for his team. However, he has not played any international match since November 2023. In fact, due to poor performance in the ICC World Cup 2023, Malan did not get more chances in the team.

See the tweet here:

🚨 FORMER NO.1 RANKED T20I BATTER – DAWID MALAN RETIRES FROM INTERNATIONAL CRICKET. pic.twitter.com/gvvb6xvh3g

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 28, 2024

His international career has been something like this

David Malan made his international debut in 2017. He wore the England jersey in 22 Tests, 30 ODIs and 62 T20 matches. The left-handed batsman has 1070 runs to his name in Tests. This includes one century and 9 half-centuries. If we talk about ODI cricket, the 36-year-old player scored 1450 runs at an average of 55.76.

During this period, 6 centuries and 7 half-centuries came from his bat. His record in T20 International is the best. Malan has scored 1892 runs at a strike rate of 132.49. Apart from scoring a century in this format, this England cricketer also scored 16 fifties. Even though he has announced his retirement from international cricket, he will continue to play franchise cricket.