Frank Nsubuga will call it a day from international cricket after this year's ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in West Indies and the USA.

With 27 years of dedication to cricket as a player and coach, he hopes to hang up his bat and boots and focus on coaching.

Vision Sports caught up with the veteran player at Lugogo Cricket Oval on Tuesday afternoon during the team’s strength and conditioning session just hours after their return from Sei Lanka.

Nsubuga who boasts a wealth of experience believes it is a dream come true for him to play at the epitome of cricket.

“I have always dreamt of playing in the World Cup and making it at 43 years is one aspect I can boldly boost of since it is a dream come true and also a sign of resilience I have shown to the entire cricket fraternity.

Nsubuga gets into the World Cup with a lot of excitement since he is the oldest to play at this year’s edition.

“I am so happy to be participating in the World Cup as the oldest player and for a debutant nation Uganda which has proven beyond any reasonable doubt its worth,” said Nsubuga.

Nsubuga is a great inspiration to both the young cricket players and those in various academies as well as the Victoria Pearls (women's cricket national team) whom he has coached before.

“It calls for both physical and mental preparation plus fitness to achieve such a milestone and I want to assure all the young players and Victoria Pearls players to keep in good form and ensure they are disciplined to also achieve such a milestone.

He also hails from a humble background being born to the late Robert Mukasa, a former employee of the National Council of Sports, and was inspired into cricket by former cricket icons.

“I was inspired to join the sport at a very tender age by gentlemen like Henry Oketcho and the late John Nagenda whose daily stipend of a samosa and bottle of soda to me and my little brother Roger Mukasa was enough to lure us onto the oval to play cricket,” he said.

Nsubuga continues to inspire the young players to always stay focused even in trying times that risk getting them off their dreams.