DHAKA, Aug 21, 2024 (BSS)-Faruque Ahmed, the president of the Bangladesh 
Cricket Board (BCB) believes opener Tamim Iqbal has the ability to continue 
playing cricket as he has still two or three years left as a cricketer.

Tamim skipped the 2023 ODI World Cup and since then he has been away from the 
cricket, largely due to his indifference with his cricket board. 

He was supposed to discuss with the then BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon in 
this regard but before that the latter had gone into hiding due to the fall 
of Sheikh Hasina-led government.

Tamim was seen in the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium of late 
when Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan visited the stadium. 
He was accompanying him and also introduced him with the officials of the 
BCB.

"I will have to talk to him [Tamim]. He is a very sensible boy. I feel that 
he is one of the best from Bangladesh," Faruque said here today. 

"Personally, if you ask me, I would want him to play for two-three more 
years. But that doesn't mean it will happen. He will take his decision. We 
will have to see what his fitness is like."

Faruque also thinks ODI format will best suite Tamim at this moment because 
the Test cricket needs huge mental and physical fitness. 

"We have to see what's his priority. I think Test will be difficult for him 
at this stage but it's good if it's ODIs. Whatever he does, it's good if he 
can play."

Faruque said he will be happy also if Tamim wants to come to cricket board.

"If he comes to the board I will be very happy. He has leadership qualities 
and if guys like him come [to the board] we can do something good."