The 37-year-old has already served as the head of the ad-hoc committee that he took over in April after Islam was found guilty of corruption in a probe.
Former Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal becomes BCB president: Former Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal has been elected as the new president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. The election was held at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, where 73 out of 75 votes fell in favor of Tamim Iqbal.
The 37-year-old has already served as the head of the ad-hoc committee that he took over in April after Islam was found guilty of corruption in a probe. The 37-year-old secured an overwhelming victory, receiving 73 of the 75 votes cast by councillors during the election held at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium. He has already served as the head of the ad-hoc committee that he took over in April after Islam was found guilty of corruption in a probe.
Tamim Iqbal, soon after becoming the president, said that there are many flaws and we all agree on constitutional reforms. This will be discussed in the next annual meeting. It is no longer a board where one person’s word is considered final. Iqbal said that this will not work now. Tamim Iqbal said that whatever changes are necessary for the betterment of Bangladesh cricket will be done. Let us remind you that the Bangladesh Cricket Board was dissolved by the Bangladesh government after allegations of corruption.
Tamim Iqbal represented Bangladesh cricket team in 391 matches in international cricket. He has 8357 runs to his name in 243 ODI matches, he has also scored 14 centuries and 56 fifties in this format. At the same time, Tamim scored 5134 runs in 70 Test matches. He has 10 centuries in red ball cricket. He also played 78 T20 matches for Bangladesh in which he scored 1758 runs.
