Tamim played his last match for Bangladesh in September 2023.
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has once again retired from international cricket. This is the second time he has said goodbye to his career. Tamim had also retired from international cricket in July 2023, but changed his decision within 24 hours.
Tamim recently met with the national selection jury. He retired even before the team was announced for the ICC Champions Trophy.
Tamim played his last match for Bangladesh in September 2023. He started his international career in February 2007 in an ODI match against Zimbabwe.
Tamim started his international career in February 2007 in an ODI match against Zimbabwe.
Tamim’s International Record: Tamim Iqbal scored 5134 runs in 70 test matches at an average of 38.89. This included 10 centuries and 31 half-centuries. He has 8357 runs to his name in 243 ODIs at an average of 36.65. Scored 14 centuries and 56 half-centuries in One Day International. Tamim has scored 1758 runs in 78 T-20 internationals at an average of 24.08. In this, he has one century and seven half-centuries recorded to his name.
Captain Shanto tried to convince Tamim of his decision to the Bangladesh selectors in Sylhet on January 8. The selection committee headed by Ghazi Ashraf Hossain asked him to re-join the Bangladesh squad for the Champions Trophy. Tamim then told them that he would stick to his decision to retire, but some Bangladeshi players, including captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto, asked him to reconsider, after which he took another day.
My chapter in international cricket is over, he wrote on Facebook on Friday, I have been away from international cricket for a long time. This distance will remain. My chapter in international cricket is over. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. Now, when a big event like the Champions Trophy comes, I don’t want to be the center of anyone’s attention.
He further wrote: Captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto honestly asked me to come back to the team. A discussion also took place with the selection committee. I am grateful to him for including me on the team. However, I listened to my heart.
He wrote: “I had opted out of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) central contract a long time ago because I did not want to return to international cricket.