Cricket Information: Why Tamim Iqbal was overlooked of Bangladesh’s World Cup squad | BCB name for emergency assembly
If there’s something we’re by no means wanting in Bangladesh cricket, it must be the numerous glowing tales that occur off the sphere. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confronted fairly a flip of occasions on the eve of the ICC’s deadline to announce the World Cup squad, with Tamim Iqbal on the coronary heart of all of it.
Until Monday morning, the one identified motive for the delay in saying the squad was that the board had been deciding on the backup opener and quantity seven place within the aspect.
Nonetheless, then got here extra drama. A couple of famend native media shops in Bangladesh reported that Tamim Iqbal knowledgeable the BCB he received’t be capable to play all of the matches within the World Cup as he’s nonetheless feeling ache on account of his earlier damage.
The story behind why Tamim Iqbal was overlooked of Bangladesh’s World Cup Squad
Bangladesh’s 2023 World Cup squad: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Tanzid Tamim, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
In keeping with experiences, Tamim didn’t point out which matches he supposed to play, however solely said that if the crew administration needs to take him to the World Cup, they’ve to simply accept that they’re taking a half-fit participant. Ultimately, the BCB made the decision to exclude him from the squad.
The revelation shocked the BCB and crew administration, who confronted a dilemma on the final hour earlier than saying the squad. It compelled BCB President Nazmul Hossain Papon to name an emergency assembly on Monday night time with Bangladesh’s ODI captain Shakib Al Hasan and head coach Chandika Hathurusingha at his residence.
Earlier, it was additionally reported that Tamim was current in that assembly. Nonetheless, it was a misunderstanding from the media as Shakib and Tamim weren’t current collectively on the BCB President’s residence.
The assembly didn’t final for greater than half an hour. Neither Nazmul nor Shakib addressed the media afterwards.
Shakib to guide Bangladesh, regardless of rumours he was to face down from the captaincy
This story is sort of like a cleaning soap opera crammed with new twists and turns nearly each hour. In keeping with a report, a BCB official, who refused to disclose his title, advised The Each day Star that Shakib needed to step down as captain as a result of he was in opposition to taking a half-fit cricketer within the World Cup squad.
Provided that Tamim has been excluded, we maybe could not know whether or not these rumours had been certainly true. Nonetheless, in keeping with Cricfrenzy, Nafees Iqbal, Tamim’s elder brother, has been eliminated as Group Supervisor and won’t be travelling to India for the World Cup.
The entire episode has the potential to be fairly the distraction for a Bangladesh aspect that should choose up its sport after disappointing performances in latest instances.
In any other case, a disappointing World Cup marketing campaign awaits.
