Bangladesh's former opener and captain Tamim Iqbal announced his departure from international cricket on Friday. "My chapter in international cricket is over", he wrote on Facebook in Bengali. "I have been away from international cricket for a long time.

Former Bangladesh cricket captain Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from international cricket, putting an end to his illustrious 17-year-long career. This is the second time the celebrated opener has called time on his career,

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has announced his retirement from international cricket. He made the announcement in a post

Dhaka: Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from international cricket on Friday with the 35-year-old star run-getter insisting the "chapter is over".

The Bangladeshi batting great and former captain’s confirmation comes two days before the ICC’s deadline for teams participating in the Champions Trophy to announce their provisional squad.

Been thinking about this (retirement) for a long time. Now that there is a big seat ahead like the Champions Trophy, I don't want me to be discussed again and the team's attention disrupted,' Tamim Iqbal said in his Instagram post.

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has announced his retirement from international cricket, turning down a chance to return in the Champions Trophy.