Stop the election fixing, pleads Tamim

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has that Bangladesh cricket and cricket fans have lost after withdrawing his candidature from the board of directors' elections of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday.

Tamim, along with another 14 other nominees, withdrew their candidature from the October 6 elections, alleging government interference and 'election fixing'.

"It's a way of our protest since we don't want any part in this dirty game," Tamim told reporters in his instant reaction at the BCB headquarters in Mirpur.

The 36-year-old, who was believed to have been a serious contender for the president's position to be elected by the board members following the Oct 6 elections, dubbed the happenings around the upcoming elections as a black spot for BCB.

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Tamim Iqbal pulls out of BCB elections over 'govt interference'

"Today cricket has 100 percent lost; there is no doubt about it. You talk loudly about needing to stop fixing in Bangladesh cricket; first stop the election fixing, then we can think about stopping cricket fixing. .....This election has become a black spot for the BCB," Tamim told reporters in response to a query over his withdrawal.

"This is not an election. This is not an election, and it doesn't fit with cricket in any way," Tamim said. "Cricket, Bangladesh cricket, does not deserve this. Bangladesh cricket fans also do not deserve this."