On Thursday, Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement but after meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday he withdrew his decision of retirement.
During his press conference on Thursday at the time of his announcement he started crying and moreover his fans and some of his fellow teammates were shocked by his sudden decision. Still he will take a break for one and a half months approx and will return after regaining his fitness.
The World Cup is not far behind and Bangladesh needed him the most. His decision to withdraw definitely spread some sort of happiness among his fans and friends.
According to the reports of Cricbuzz, Tamim Iqbal said, “This afternoon the Prime Minister invited me to her house. She admonished me and asked me to play again, so I have decided to come out of retirement at this moment. I can say no to everyone but it was impossible for me to say no to someone of the PM’s authority. Papon (Nazmul Hasan) bhai, Mashrafe Mortaza bhai were big, big factors too. Masrafe bhai called me here and Papon bhai was also with him. The Prime Minister also gave me a one and a half month break for my treatment and other things. After becoming mentally free, I will play the rest of the matches.”
Since Tamim Iqbal will not be available for the rest of the matches against Afghanistan, therefore Liton Das will be the captain of the team till then.
Nazmul Hasan, President of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said, “I assumed that he took the decision emotionally. Of course it’s a big relief. If we don’t have a captain how can we play?”