Tamim Iqbal takes back pullout after meeting Bangladesh PM, Opening batter Tamim Iqbal withdrew his pullout from international justice following his meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Cricket Board( BCB) said.

The reversal came just two days after Tamim Iqbal broke down in rips while publicizing a shocking pullout decision with immediate effect briefly after leading Bangladesh in a 17- run defeat in the first ODI of the three- match home series against Afghanistan. The turning point passed on Friday afterlife, when former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza, now a member of congress, initiated the process by requesting the Bangladesh PM about intervening in this script.

Consequently, a meeting was held at Sheikh Hasina’s roof in Dhaka which was attended by Tamim, alongside his woman, Mashrafe Mortaza and BCB president Nazmul Hassan. curtly, after the meeting, BCB director Jalal Yunus revealed that Tamim Iqbal has a change of heart and has decided to withdraw his pullout.

“ Tamim Iqbal has withdrawn his pullout decision, ” Yunus said.

“ However he will take a six- week rest to regain fitness. He has been under physical and internal pressure in the formerly six months, which affected his performance. ” Tamim’s emotional press conference on Thursday did not go well with BCB president Hassan, who questioned the batter’s professionalism for playing the match while admitting he was not fully fit.

It’s worth mentioning also that the BCB, earlier moment, named wicketkeeper Litton Das as the interim captain to lead Bangladesh in the remaining two ODIs against Afghanistan. Despite taking back his pullout from international justice, Tamim Iqbal is still doubtful to lead Bangladesh in the ongoing series as the left- handed batter will take a month-long rest to regain his fitness.

It’s material to mention that Tamim Iqbal has thus far accumulated 15,205 runs in international justice with the help of 25 centuries.