Former Bangladesh opener Shahriar Nafees and left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak announced their retirement from all forms of cricket yesterday.

The duo announced their retirement in a simple ceremony, organised by the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), during the lunch break of the second Test between Bangladesh and West Indies. They were presented with crests during the event.

The cricketers will, however, remain part of Bangladesh cricket as both have joined the BCB in separate roles. Razzak has been named as the third member of the national selection panel while Nafees has taken up a position in the board's cricket operations department.

Razzak played his last international game against Sri Lanka in Mirpur in 2018, which was an international comeback for him at the age of 35 following a four-year gap.

Nafees, who made his international debut back in 2005, played his last game for Bangladesh in 2013 but continued playing domestic cricket before finally calling it a day.