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Star Bangladesh skipper and veteran batter, Tamim Iqbal has left everyone in shock as he announced his retirement from international cricket. Tamim made this decision just a day after their defeat against Afghanistan in the first of the three-match ODI series. He also went quite emotional during the press conference.
In his 16-year-old international cricketing career, Tamim Iqbal has scored 8313 runs in 241 ODIs with a good average of 36.62, including 14 centuries and 56 half-centuries. Notably, he had already announced his retirement from the T20I cricket on the 17th of June 2022 last year.
Subsequently, cricket fans also came up with a lot of different reactions on Twitter to the news of Tamim Iqbal’s retirement. Fans also recalled his contribution to the Bangladesh cricket team throughout his cricket career at the highest level of the game.
Here’s how fans reacted:
ye toh captain tha
— Tanish Singh (@TanishSingh0508) July 6, 2023
Bahti hawa sa tha wo, kaha gaya use dhudho 🥺
— Vidit ⚡ (@Vid_itt) July 6, 2023
Arey yaar😐😐 Abhi to India ke against wc me ek shatak lagana tha🥲
— Roit (@RoHitAmann) July 6, 2023
Alongside Shakib, Rahim, Ashraful..... Fab 4 of Bangladesh
— Manash Kaushik🇮🇳 (@ManashMpk93) July 6, 2023
Liton will take over from here👍🏼
— MasterMind😎 (@DadaReturns) July 6, 2023
He was literally crying
— You suck (@vijay_m8n) July 6, 2023
End of an era
— mighty kaaju🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@NinjaPratham27) July 6, 2023
Re bhai...yea to kal sirf khela...captain bhi hein
— Cricket_tak_ICT🇮🇳 (@KingOfCrick) July 6, 2023
Lekin haa...unke sath board president aur coach ka kuch aanban chal raha tha...fitness leke
Sob koi Kohli nehi hein...jo 🐍🐍 ke sath chal paye
Bc World Cup Khelke Retirement Le Leta 🙄
— Virat FC 👑🐐 (@Gaurav23409) July 6, 2023
Speaking on his retirement, Tamim reckoned that it is now the end of the road for him in international cricket. He also announced his retirement with immediate effect and said that the first ODI against Afghanistan was his last game in international cricket.
"This is the end for me. I have given my best. I have tried my best. I am retiring from international cricket at this moment. Yesterday against Afghanistan was my last international game. I am retiring from international cricket effective right now. It was not a sudden decision. I was thinking about the different reasons. I don't want to mention it here. I have spoken to my family members about it. I thought this is the right time for me to retire from international cricket," said Tamim in the press conference as he broke down in tears.
"I want to thank all my teammates, coaches, BCB officials, my family members, and those who have been with me through my long journey. They kept faith in me. I also want to thank the fans. Your love and faith in me inspired me to give my very best for Bangladesh. I want to ask for your prayers for the next chapter of my life. Please keep me in your prayers,” he added later.