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Brendon McCullum has announced his retirement from Big Bash League (BBL) and other T20 leagues on Sunday. The former New Zealand captain said that his participation in the ongoing tournament will be his last. He wants to wrap up his playing career and transition into a coaching role.

The wicketkeeper-batsman will participate in other T20 leagues this year before taking up other responsibilities. “I will continue to play T20 cricket in 2019 in various competitions around the world and will then look to transition into a coaching career,” he added.

The 37-year-old is playing for Brisbane Heat. He has joined the Heat in 2011 and has been a regular for the tournament since 2016. The Kiwi star scored 920 runs in 34 matches including nine half-centuries. The Heat's match against Melbourne Stars on February 8 is likely to be his final BBL appearance.

“I have absolutely loved playing for the Heat. The fans have been amazing with their support. I have had a great time playing with my teammates, and it was a privilege to captain them,” McCullum said in a statement.

“Being a part of the BBL has been a special part of my career. Having been there at the start, and then seeing it grow and evolve into one of the best T20 competitions in the world has been great to be part of,” the captain added.  Meanwhile, ended Brendon McCullum ended his international career in 2016.

	Matches	Innings	N/O	Runs	Highest	100s	50s	4s	6s	Avg	S/R	Ct	St
Test	101	176	9	6453	302 v IND	12	31	776	107	38.64	64.60	198	11
ODI	260	228	28	6083	166 v IRE	5	32	577	200	30.41	96.37	262	15
World Cup	34	27	5	742	101 v CAN	1	6	77	29	33.72	120.84	32	2
T20I	71	70	10	2140	123 v BAN	2	13	199	91	35.66	136.21	36	8
IPL	109	109	5	2880	158* v RCB	2	13	293	130	27.69	131.74	37	6
CL	14	13	0	234	49 v DOL	0	0	25	10	18.00	123.81	7	0

Source: The chart is taken from NDTV Sports