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Rafique to quit after Chittagong Test

February 28, 2008 20:38 IST
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Bangladesh's most successful spinner Mohammad Rafique will quit international cricket after the second and final Test against South Africa starting in Chittagong on Friday.

Rafique announced earlier this month he would retire from Test cricket after the series against South Africa, which also includes three one-dayers.

"I have decided to quit the cricket as mark of protest against a group people in the Bangladesh Cricket Board, who do not like to see me in squads," Rafique told a news conference on Thursday.

"These officials who did not allow me to play test cricket for nearly three years, are now back in the board. So I have decided to quit," added the 37-year-old, who has played in 32 Tests and 125 one-day internationals.

Bangladesh Cricket Board officials were not immediately available for comment.

Rafique is two shy of becoming the first Bangladeshi to take 100 Test wickets.

Already established as a one-day player, the left-armer played in Bangladesh's inaugural Test in November 2000 against India. However, he was reported to the International Cricket Council for a suspect action soon after and was not recalled to the team until 2002.

Rafique was excluded from the one-day tour of Sri Lanka last July and the squad which went to New Zealand in January.

He was the first Bangladesh player to complete the double of 100 wickets and 1,000 runs in one-day internationals.

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