Tamim Iqbal cleared any lingering confusion over his future with the Bangladesh cricket team yesterday by announcing his retirement from international cricket on Facebook.

The left-hander, who has long been considered as one of five pillars of the Tigers, has made numerous records in his extensive international career.

Here is a brief look into some of Tamim's records in international cricket:

• Tamim was the first Bangladeshi batter to score more than 15,000 runs in international cricket across three formats. He has finished with 15,192 runs, which is the second highest behind Mushfiqur Rahim, who has 15,300 runs.
• Tamim is the only Bangladeshi batter to have scored centuries in all three formats of the game.
• The opener has struck 25 centuries across three formats: 10 in Tests, 15 in ODIs and one in T20Is.
• Tamim is the youngest ODI centurion from Bangladesh, hitting his maiden ODI ton against Ireland in 2008 at the age of 19 years and 2 days.
• The 35-year-old is Bangladesh's highest run-getter in the ODI format with 8,357 runs.
• Tamim holds the world record for scoring the most number of runs at a single venue in ODIs, having made 2,897 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur in 85 innings.
• He also holds another world record alongside Imrul Kayes for the highest opening stand in the third innings of a Test match for the 312-run stand against Pakistan in Khulna back in 2015.
• Tamim is the only Bangladeshi batter to have scored five 50+ innings in a row in Tests. He did it in 2010, making 85 and 52 in the Mirpur Test against England and followed it up with 55, 103 and 108 against the same opponents in England.
• Tamim did the same in ODIs as well, making 64, 70, 59 and 60 during his dream run in the Asia Cup 2012 and later in the year, he scored 58 against West Indies in Khulna to make it five fifties in as many ODIs.
• Tamim led Bangladesh in just one Test, against New Zealand in 2017, in which they lost by nine wickets. But his record as a captain in ODIs is much more impressive with him captaining the side to victory in 21 out of 37 games with a win percentage of 56.75.