Calum MacLeod calls time on Scotland career

After 88 ODIs and 64 T20Is, the 33-year-old has reached the decision to enter international retirement

Calum MacLeod has retired from international cricket following Scotland's T20 World Cup campaign.

The 33-year-old, who played 88 ODIs and 64 T20Is across a stellar career.

He scored 4,264 runs - including 10 hundreds - across those appearances and took 16 wickets. 

MacLeod was part of five World Cup campaigns with Scotland. He played in the 50-over tournament in Australia and New Zealand and four T20 showcases in 2009, 2016, 2021 and 2022.

Other accolades include being named Associate Player of the Year in 2018 and then Associate Player of the Decade in 2020.

"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," he said in a statement released by Cricket Scotland.

^{Of MacLeod's 10 ODI centuries, perhaps the most memorable came against England in 2018 (Philip Brown/Getty Images)}

"I think if you'd told me way back then what I’d go on to achieve with my country, I wouldn’t have believed you.

"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."

Head coach Shane Burger added: "For me personally, Calum leaves a great legacy behind him in not only the runs he scored including 10 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. Those were his characteristics, and he can hold his head really high as he has left Scottish cricket in a better place."

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