'My story is over…', the person whom the board was celebrating for the Champions Trophy, suddenly announced his retirement

Now only a few days are left for the start of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Before that, Bangladesh cricket team has suffered a big setback. The board was busy convincing the player for the upcoming tournament. He has announced his retirement from international cricket. Now you must be wondering who is the cricketer whom Bangladesh Cricket Board was trying to convince for the Champions Trophy, then it is none other than Bangladesh's formidable opening batsman Tamim Iqbal. The 35-year-old batsman has announced his retirement in an emotional post on the social media site Facebook. The special thing is that Tamim has not announced retirement for the first time. He has announced his retirement earlier also. But during that time he withdrew his decision.

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 had been thinking about it for some time and didn't want the team to be distracted by discussions about me in the run-up to the Champions Trophy. For this reason, I had distanced myself from the central contract a long time ago. Although the media sometimes suggested the contrary.

i listened to my heart

he adds, "Every cricketer has the right to decide his future. I have taken my time to take this decision. Now I think that moment has come. Captain Nazmul Hussain requested me to return and I also spoke to the selection panel. I'm thankful that he still saw potential in me, but I followed my heart."

Tamim further said, "It was shocking for me to be left out of the team before the 2023 World Cup. Wherever I went, fans expressed their desire to see me in the national team again. I think deeply about their love and support. My son didn't tell me directly, but he told his mother that he wanted to see me in the national team jersey. Sorry to disappoint the fans. I told my son that when you grow up 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.

International cricket career of Tamim Iqbal

Talking about Tamim Iqbal's international cricket career, he managed to play 70 Tests, 243 ODIs and 78 T20 International matches for Bangladesh. During this period, he scored 5134 runs in 134 Test innings at an average of 38.89, 8357 runs in 240 ODI innings at an average of 36.65 and 1758 runs in 78 T20 innings at an average of 24.08. Tamim Iqbal has one double century, 10 centuries and 31 half-centuries in his name in Tests. Apart from this, he has scored 14 centuries and 56 half-centuries in ODI and one century and seven half-centuries in T20.