Agency :
Tamim Iqbal has decided to hold his decision about his T20I career and opted to take a six-month break as the cricketer will continue to play the other two formats.
The opening batter announced on Thursday in a press conference at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chattogram.
“I am not considering a comeback to T20I cricket for the next six months. My focus during this period will be on Tests and ODIs,” Tamim told the media.
Tamim was regular in the Bangladesh T20I side until he pulled out of the New Zealand series in March 2021. It raised speculation that he was about to retire from the format but Tamim later hinted that playing all three formats was not ideal for him.
He also missed the T20Is against Zimbabwe, Australia and New Zealand due to a knee injury. He also opted out of the T20I World Cup to make way for the young cricketers.
The left-handed batsman recently returned from an injury and scored two half-centuries for Minister Group Dhaka in BPL.
The 32-year-old has played 74 T20Is for Bangladesh, scoring 1758 runs with one century and seven half-centuries. He last played a T20I against Zimbabwe in March 2020 in Dhaka.
