Right after the conclusion of the ODI series against West Indies on Saturday, Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal announced his re💞tirement from the T20 Internationals.
Tamim, who captains the ODI team, posted a status on his official Facebook page confirming that he🌜 has retired from the shortest format.
“Consider me retired from T20 internationals from today. Thanks everyone,” Tamim wrote in Bangla.
Notably, on Jan🌃uary 27, the southpaw took a six-month break from T20Is, though he did take part in the domest🦩ic T20 tournament.
“My full focus will be on Tests and ODIs. We are preparing for the World Test Championship and qualification for the 2023 World Cup. I will not be thinking about T20Is in the next six months. I hope that those playing will do so well, that the team won’t need me in T20Is. But if God forbid the team or cricket board needs me, and I am ready, I will possibly think about it,” Tamim had said.
The le🦋ft-handed batter overall played 78 T20Is in which he scored 1758 runs at an average of 24.08 and a strike rate of 117.2 that included one hundred and seven half-centuries. The 33-year-old is the third𝓡 highest run-getter for his country in the shortest format of the game.
