Veteran Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim on Sunday announced his retirement from T20I cricket, saying he was doing so to prolong his Test and One-day International career and also looking at possibilities to play in the various franchise T20 leagues across the world.

Mushfiqur made the announcement on social media following Bangladesh's unflattering performance in the Asia Cup T20 tournament, underway in the UAE, where the team's campaign ended in the Group stage itself.