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Tamim announces retirement ahead of World Cup

Dhaka: Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday.

Bangladesh have been dealt a major blow ahead of the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India, with skipper Tamim Iqbal deciding to retire from international cricket.

Iqbal has brought a 16-year-old international career to an end, about three months before the cricket-world-cup">ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India.

Iqbal announced his international retirement with immediate effect at a press conference in Chattogram, a day after Bangladesh's loss to Afghanistan in the first ODI of the three-match series, according to ICC.

Iqbal made his international debut in 2007 and has represented Bangladesh in 70 Tests, 241 ODIs and 78 T20Is. The prolific left-handed opener has over 15,000 runs in international cricket, with 25 centuries and 94 half-centuries.

Iqbal had already retired from T20I cricket last year and played his last Test against Ireland in April.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) are yet to name a successor for Tamim in the 50-over format.


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