For the final two One-Day Internationals against Afghanistan, the Bangladesh cricket team decided to star Rony Talukdar. The decision was made after ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal declared retirement from international cricket, putting a hole in the team’s opening position. Tamim Iqbal’s Retirement comes as a very unexpected surprise for the board.
During the home series against Ireland, Rony Talukdar earned his first call-up and filled in for the injured batter Zakir Hasan. But now that Tamim has unexpectedly left the Bangladesh ODI lineup, Talukdar receives the chance to rejoin the team.
The BCB official stated, “Rony (Talukdar) will be drafted into the squad as we need to have another opener considering the absence of Tamim Iqbal.”
In addition, Litton Kumar Das will probably captain the team in the following games, Also, Shakib al Hasan is projected to be named as the future captain by the board in a short time.
On July 5, Bangladesh lost its opening match to Afghanistan by a total of 17 runs using the D/L method. The team will now need to reorganize and prepare for the following two matches.
The iconic cricketer Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh already checked out of the team hotel and is making his way back to his Chattogram hometown. Tamim has made a name for himself as one of Bangladesh’s finest players.
BCB yet to issue statement on Tamim Iqbal’s Retirement
After Tamim announced his retirement, the BCB arranged an urgent board meeting in the team hotel to talk about the situation. In due course, the board will make a statement on Tamim’s decision to stop playing international cricket.
Earlier, the board sent a former national skipper to meet Tamim in person when it decided that he hadn’t responded to calls from them before making the official announcement.
With the addition of Rony Talukdar and Litton Kumar Das taking over as captain, Bangladesh hopes to pick up their ODI series against Afghanistan. The upcoming matches will be awaited by fans who are eager to see how the new side performs under the new leadership along with a new face in the opening position.
