Tamim Iqbal retires from international cricket
Tamim Iqbal retires from international cricket
Mohammad Abdullahil Oarish 
Tamim Iqbal, one-day international captain of Bangladesh, announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday.
Tamim announced his retirement news at a press conference in his home town Chattogram.
'Yesterday's match (against Afghanistan) was the last of my international career. I am retiring from international cricket which is effective from now.’
‘I tried my best throughout my 16-year career. I don't know how much I could fulfill. I thank everyone related to cricket alongside my family members,’ Tamim said.
The 34-year-old batsman scored 8,313 runs in the 241 ODIs he played for Bangladesh, hitting 14 centuries and 56 fifties.
The veteran scored 5,134 runs from the 134 innings he played in 70 Tests, while scoring 10 hundreds, including a popular one against England at the Lord's in 2010.
He captained Bangladesh in 37 ODIs from 2019 till his retirement.
