Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal steps down as ODI captain | Cricket Information – Instances of India

DHAKA: Tamim Iqbal stepped down on Thursday as captain of Bangladesh’s one-day worldwide aspect and pulled his title out of the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in August and September.

The 34-year-old opening batsman introduced his resolution citing an harm drawback after holding a gathering with senior officers inside the Bangladesh Cricket Board in Dhaka a month after his retirement U-turn from worldwide cricket.
“I’ve knowledgeable them (the BCB officers) that from immediately I’m stepping down because the Bangladesh ODI workforce captain. I’ve defined the explanation. Damage is a matter,” Tamim instructed reporters after the assembly.

“I’ve all the time thought in regards to the workforce first. For the betterment of the workforce (I believed) I ought to step down as captain and focus as a participant, and attempt to give my finest at any time when the chance comes,” Tamim stated.
Tamim added that he had additionally knowledgeable Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of his resolution, and he or she had acknowledged his dilemma.
Tamim retired from all types of worldwide cricket in July in the course of the current house sequence, solely to withdraw his resolution a day later on the request of Hasina.
The veteran opener broke down in tears whereas saying his worldwide retirement after main his aspect to a 17-run defeat within the first of a three-match one-day sequence towards Afghanistan.
His short-term retirement adopted BCB president Nazmul Hassan‘s public criticism of Tamim after he performed a match towards Afghanistan regardless of admitting he was not 100 % match.
Hasina invited Tamim and Nazmul to her residence the subsequent day, prompting the cricketer to alter his thoughts.
Tamim, nonetheless, didn’t play the remaining two ODIs towards Afghanistan and took a six-week break to endure harm rehab.
Opening batsman Liton Das led Bangladesh within the remaining Afghanistan ODIs after Tamim’s withdrawal from the sequence.
BCB’s cricket operation chief Jalal Yunus instructed reporters Thursday that Tamim’s decrease disc harm had not absolutely healed.
“Docs instructed it could not be potential for him to play within the Asia Cup. He shall be obtainable for the New Zealand sequence and the World Cup. He shall be given all types of cooperation to recuperate from the harm,” Jalal stated.
The BCB official stated a brand new ODI captain shall be named sooner or later.
Bangladesh are scheduled to host New Zealand for 3 ODIs in late September after enjoying within the Asia Cup.
They’ll begin the marketing campaign within the World Cup in India towards Afghanistan in Dharamshala on October 7.