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Originally posted by: Duetslover

Calum MacLeod retires from international cricket

November 05 2022

The right-handed batter featured in five World Cups for Scotland

Scotland batter Calum MacLeod has announced his retirement from international cricket.

MacLeod represented Scotland 229 times across formats after making his debut in 2007.

"Having announced my retirement to the team a few days ago, I'm sitting here thinking back to what inspired me in the first place and that would be the Scotland versus Australia game at the 1999 World Cup," MacLeod recalled in a statement. "I remember watching that and thinking 'that is what I want to do' and it lit a fire inside me to go on and do everything I could to play for Scotland."

The right-handed batter featured in five World Cups for Scotland, including the ongoing one in Australia. In 88 ODIs, he made 3026 runs including ten hundreds. Even though he surpassed 150 on a couple of occasions, against Canada and Zimbabwe, it was the unbeaten 140 against England in 2018 that put him in the spotlight. That whirlwind knock gave Scotland a famous thrilling win as they defended 371 by six runs.

"Finishing after this World Cup in Australia has been tough because we didn't manage to achieve what we wanted to achieve, but I leave the group with a real sense of hope that, with the right backing and the right opportunities, the current team can really go far and can inspire many," MacLeod said. "My career with Scotland has been filled with some real highs and a few lows, I feel extremely fortunate to have played for my country 229 times. It was something that I never took for granted and it was a huge honour and a privilege. I hope I have entertained a few people along the way and, ultimately, I feel like I am leaving the team in a better place than when I started this amazing journey."

MacLeod's last outing for Scotland was against Zimbabwe last month where he scored 25 in a game that saw his side go down, to miss out on a Super 12 spot despite the bright start they had made in the tournament.

"I am Incredibly sad to see his career end particularly in the fashion it did with us bowing out of the World Cup in the first round as it would not have been how Calum would have wanted," Head coach Shane Burger said. "For me personally, Calum leaves a great legacy behind him in not only the runs he scored including ten ODI hundreds, but also his desire to put in performances in the earlier part of his career when he was a bowler and had to transition into a batter. He is an incredibly talented sportsman, a fantastic fielder, a real fighter and someone who would front up when it was required."

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Originally posted by: Duetslover

You well come

Early Bird on super sunday🫀

South Africa vs Netherlands.

Today's all three matches are very important.