, Oct. 8 -- Former Bangladesh captain, who recently pulled himself out of the election of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), said he would have won the election if only he had taken part.

He said he didn't take part in the election because it wasn't a real contest.

"Even if those 15 clubs were there or not, do you think people wouldn't have voted for me? I never needed to chase anyone or make deals. I just wanted a clean election," Tamim said in a press conference called by the Dhaka Club Cricket Organisers Association

Along with Tamim, at least a dozen other candidates pulled out, citing that the election was interfered with by the government.

Aminul Haque, a BNP leader, said the sports adviser, Asif Mahmud, intimidated the candidat...