Tamim Iqbal finally gets discharged from hospital after heart attack, cricket future remains uncertain

After receiving treatment for a heart attack, he suffered prior to playing in a Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match, the former Bangladeshi cricket player Tamim Iqbal was released from the hospital. Before Monday, March 24's match between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground in Savar, Tamim was feeling uneasy.

Following an angioplasty, the cricket player was released from KPJ Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. But it is still unclear if or when he will be able to play cricket again. A medical board will convene in three to four months, according to the physicians, to decide whether to allow him to return to the sport.

Tamim, the captain of Mohammedan Sporting Club, participated in the toss but experienced difficulties when fielding during Shinepukur's innings. After that, a helicopter was called to take him out, and a medical team hurried to treat him. The cricket player also received DC shock and CPR from the on-site medical staff. Since Tamim was unable to be flown out, he was brought to the KPJ Hospital in Savar, which is close to BKSP. There, a stent was placed in his heart, and he was sent to the intensive care unit.

After being transported from Savar to Dhaka, he was taken to the Evercare Hospital on March 26. Tamim is doing extremely well and is in good health, according to a press conference where doctors gave an update on his condition. They have also suggested that in order for the cricket player to resume a normal life, he would need to alter his way of living.

Tamim, meantime, had been playing well in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL), ranking fourth in terms of runs scored. With two hundreds to his credit, the left-handed batter has amassed 368 runs at an average of 73.60 and a strike-rate of 102.50 in seven games. Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 earlier this year, Tamim declared his second retirement from international cricket.