NEW DELHI: In a dramatic turnaround, veteran opener Tamim Iqbal has withdrawn his determination to retire from worldwide cricket on Friday after an intervention from Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Tamim met the PM on Friday afternoon after being invited for a gathering.
Earlier within the day, Litton Das was named Bangladesh captain for the rest of their one-day worldwide sequence towards Afghanistan, following the shock resignation of Tamim.
Three months earlier than Bangladesh start their ODI World Cup marketing campaign in India, their captain Tamim introduced his shock retirement from worldwide cricket on Thursday.
Tamim met the PM on Friday afternoon after being invited for a gathering.
Earlier within the day, Litton Das was named Bangladesh captain for the rest of their one-day worldwide sequence towards Afghanistan, following the shock resignation of Tamim.
Three months earlier than Bangladesh start their ODI World Cup marketing campaign in India, their captain Tamim introduced his shock retirement from worldwide cricket on Thursday.
Bangladesh start their World Cup marketing campaign on October 7 towards Afghanistan in Dharamshala.
Left-handed opener Tamim has scored 15,000-plus runs in worldwide cricket, together with 25 centuries.
His ODI tally of 8,313 runs is the best by a Bangladesh batter and his 14 centuries on this format can be larger than any of his compatriots.
