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Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh
Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal has managed to shock the entire cricketing fraternity twice in just 24 hours. The 34-year-old first made the news after making a sudden retirement announcement in a highly emotional press conference on Thursday.
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Many cricket fans, primarily from Bangladesh were shocked and devasted to hear that one of the finest Bangladesh cricketers has taken retirement at such a young age. Many refused to believe this news but as time passed, were forced to believe the reality of it all.
Iqbal however wasn't done with shocking the world as he came up with another bombshell on Friday after he announced his retirement withdrawal. Following a lengthy talk with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Iqbal decided to let go of retirement plans and come back into the team.
As soon as the news made it to social media, cricket fans couldn't believe what they had just witnessed. Naturally, social media started buzzing with the news and reactions from fans soon flooded social media.
Here's how Twitter reacted to Tamim Iqbal's retirement withdrawal news;Β
Modi Ji Pls Interven Bring Back Dhoni, Sehwag & Yuvi π
β Narendra Modi fan (@narendramodi177) July 7, 2023
Tamim Afridi
β Vinay Kumar Dokania (@VinayDokania) July 7, 2023
Modi should make MSD come back for 2023WC. We need him. π
β saniul (@swiatekburner) July 7, 2023
Retirement doesn't even last 1 day π
β VK18 π (@Pakratkohli) July 7, 2023
Afridi academy of retirement
β Ravi Kiran (@crravikiran) July 7, 2023
Cricket is going at next level with involvement of PM of uk, australia and bangladeshπ
β drYRD (@yrd007) July 7, 2023
Kya natak ho rha hai ye log ka. Kabhi retirement to kabhi retirement se vapas aa jana. Retirement ka mazak bna diya haiππ
β Swati Jaiswal (@SwatiJaisw13521) July 7, 2023
Kya bakwas hai.
β Ek kaafir , (@D12321Op) July 7, 2023
24 ghante me palat gaya
Bangladesh Cricket was sent into uncertainty after Iqbal's announcement
With Asia Cup and ODI World Cup 2023 just around the corner, it came as a huge surprise for a captain to take retirement from the game. Litton Das was hurriedly made the captain after Iqbal's retirement but something seemed off about the whole thing.
Many Bangladesh Cricket officials refused to accept Iqbal's retirement and suggested him to think about his decision again. Given the severity of the decision, Bangladesh PM had to jump in and save the day. Now that the news has been confirmed, it looks like PM did save the day.
Earlier Bangladesh all-rounder and Iqbal's long-time colleague in the team, Shakib Al Hasan, had posted an emotional post on Facebook in which he lamented Iqbal's retirement decision. He had however come to terms with the decision and wished for Iqbal to live a happy retired life.