Audio: Lara announces retirement
Frustrated by an indifferent performance from his team, the left-hander chose to call it a day, telling reporters, "I think this is the end of my one-day career, for sure."
The 37-year-old batting ace will lead the West Indies against Bangladesh and England in the remaining Super Eights matches and though the semi-final hopes have vanished, he said the matches matter a lot for the team.
"These might be my last two one-day internationals but I still want to see the team moving out of this competition learning something from it and that's all I can hope for," he said.
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