Tamim Iqbal cleared any lingering confusion over his future with the Bangladesh cricket team yesterday by announcing his retirement from international cricket on Facebook.

The selectors had approached Tamim during the ongoing Sylhet phase of the Bangladesh Premier League, presenting the 35-year-old with an opportunity to rejoin the squad. While the southpaw listened to their proposition and mulled over his prospects, he ultimately decided against making a comeback.

Bangladesh's star opener Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from international cricket through a post from his official Facebook page today.

With the Champions Trophy squad submission deadline looming on January 12, the decision to reintroduce a player to a national team plagued by batting consistency raises eyebrows.

Fortune Barishal captain Tamim Iqbal has questioned the wisdom behind preparing small boundaries in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League, saying that since the wickets have been batting-friendly, bigger boundaries would have made for better contests between bat and ball.

The decision-making process, in particular, as well as the outcomes, often relating to simple issues, are commonly shrouded in mystery, most of it done unnecessarily.

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal said that he has retired and no longer wants to play for the national team during a conversation with Pakistan cricket legend Shahid Afridi.

Bangladesh’s star opener Tamim Iqbal said that other than an increase in the number of concerts, the southpaw has not seen anything different happening in the build of the 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), set to begin tomorrow with the game between Tamim-led Fortune Barishal and Durbar Rajshahi. 

The Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur got abuzz as the players are preparing for the 11th edition of the franchise-based Bangladesh Premier League, beginning December 30.

"Bhalobashi", Pakistan’s speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi said in broken Bengali, smiling as he faced the reporters in front of the media centre.

Pakistan’s ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi will play for reigning champions Fortune Barishal in the upcoming 11th edition of Bangladesh Premier League T20, scheduled to start on December 30.

National team chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu said yesterday at a press conference that they are willing to sit down with Tamim Iqbal to discuss his availability for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy but provided no insights on what the board’s plans are regarding Shakib Al Hasan.

Tamim Iqbal put on a grand show in Sylhet yesterday in the National Cricket League (NCL) T20 with an exquisite 33-ball 65 – which was the highlight of another good day in the newly laid-out tournament for local players.

Bangladesh cricket is set to get a glimpse of a new era in Tests when they take on hosts West Indies in the first of the two World Test Championship (WTC) fixtures from November 22 in Antigua.

Selector Hannan Sarkar, however, said that the left-hander must come through a standard fitness procedure.

If you are a left-handed top-order Bangladesh batter, you would not like the sight of Afghanistan’s left-handed pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi steaming in at you with the new ball.

South Africa left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj on Wednesday admitted that he asked for advice from former Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal regarding the conditions in Mirpur and also claimed that the southpaw was spot on about how the surface was going to behave.

The masses had turned these five cricketers into icons, placed them above every other Bangladesh cricketer and showered them with all the love they could muster. But why?

Former Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal suddenly appeared in the press box yesterday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, just before the Tigers’ second T20I against hosts India at the venue.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed has clarified that former skipper Tamim Iqbal's recent visit to the BCB office was just a casual visit and that Tamim had gone there as a player and not in any other capacity.