"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," McLeod said in a statement released by Cricket Scotland earlier in the week. "I remember watching that and thinking 'that is what I want to do' and it lit a fire inside me to go on and do everything I could to play for Scotland.

"So, to fast forward to now as I step back having played in five World Cups, 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," he said. "My career with Scotland has been filled with some real highs and a few lows, I feel extremely fortunate to have played for my country 229 times.

"It was something that I never took for granted and it was a huge honour and a privilege. I hope I have entertained a few people along the way and, ultimately, I feel like I am leaving the team in a better place than when I started this amazing journey."

"For me personally, Calum leaves a great legacy behind him in not only the runs he scored including ten 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."