ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is starting from 19th February. Bangladesh team is also going to participate in this tournament. Before the Champions Trophy, a big news has come out from Bangladesh cricket. Former captain Tamim Iqbal has retired from international cricket. Tamim recently met the National Selection Panel, which is busy preparing the Bangladeshi team for this mega event. However, Tamim retired before the team was announced.
Tamim wrote an emotional post, also remembered his son
35-year-old Tamim Iqbal wrote on Facebook, “I have been away from international cricket for a long time and this gap will not end. My chapter in international cricket has ended. I have been thinking about it for some time and the Champions Trophy.” In view of this, I did not want the team’s attention to be distracted by the discussion about me. For this reason, I had separated myself from the central contract a long time ago, although the media sometimes suggested the opposite.
He said, “Every cricketer has the right to decide his future. I have taken my time to take this decision. Now I feel that the moment has come. Captain Nazmul Hussain requested me to return and I joined the selection panel. I’m thankful that he still saw the potential in me, but I followed my heart.”
Tamim further said, “It was shocking for me to be left out of the team ahead of the 2023 World Cup. Wherever I went, the fans expressed their desire to see me back in the national team. I am deeply grateful for their love and support.” I think my son didn’t tell me directly that he wanted to see me in the national team jersey. when you grow up you will You will understand your father’s decision.”
Tamim Iqbal had also retired from international cricket in July 2023, but later he changed his mind. Tamim played his last match for Bangladesh in September 2023. Let us tell you that Tamim started his international career with an ODI match against Zimbabwe in February 2007. In the same year, he scored a match-winning half-century in Bangladesh’s victory against India in the ODI World Cup.
Tamim’s international record was like this
Tamim Iqbal scored 5134 runs in 70 Test matches at an average of 38.89, which included 10 centuries and 31 half-centuries. Whereas in 243 ODI Internationals, Tamim has 8357 runs at an average of 36.65. Tamim scored 14 centuries and 56 half-centuries in One Day International. Tamim scored 1758 runs in 78 T20 Internationals at an average of 24.08. Tamim has one century and seven half-centuries in his name in T20 International.
Tamim Iqbal is the highest run scorer for his country in One Day Internationals. Tamim’s win percentage as Bangladesh’s ODI captain is slightly higher than Mashrafe Mortaza. Tamim made Bangladesh win 21 out of 37 matches under his captaincy. Tamim also captained Bangladesh in a test match against New Zealand in 2017.
