The 26th National Cricket League (NCL), which will have a title sponsor after a two-year gap, is set to get underway across four different venues in the country on Friday.

Following Tamim Iqbal's decision to step down as the Bangladesh ODI captain on Thursday, there were talks regarding the Tigers' next captain in the format ahead of two major events this year -- Asia Cup this month and the World Cup in October-November.

Veteran coach Nazmul Abedin Fahim lamented the manner in which former Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal hung up his boots when he announced his retirement at a city hotel in Chattogram on Thursday.