Asghar Afghan, an ex-captain of the Afghan cricket team, "bid farewell" from all forms of International Cricket amid a tough series of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup.  

Afghan, 33, will play his last match for Afghanistan on Sunday against Namibia.  

He was selected as captain in 2015 and led Afghanistan in 114 ODIs and six Test matches and with the match against Namibia he will have a total of 75 T20s.

Afghan ranks as the third place all-time scorer for Afghanistan, with a total of 4,215 runs in all formats.

The ex-Afghan captain announced his retirement on social media on Saturday.  

“Afghanistan’s ex-captain Asghar Afghan who holds the highest winning streak as a captain in T20 internationals surpassing Indian legend Ms Dhoni by one extra win, decides to bid farewell with all formats of cricket in Afghanistan’s third match against Namibia at T20 ICC World Cup,” the ACB said in a tweet on Saturday.

“Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) welcomes and respects his decision, expresses gratitude for his services to the country. It will take a lot of hard work for young Afghan cricketers to fill his shoes.”