Tamim Iqbal says he opted out of next month’s 50-over World Cup after a dispute with a member of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
his decision to retire in July. It was also followed by an injury layoff which forced him to miss this month’s Asia Cup.Tamim said: “I was very happy after that game, 44 is not a big score but I was very happy at the way I batted. I felt confident.”
Local media reported that Tamim told the selectors that he would play just five matches in the World Cup considering his long-term back injury, and the team management responded by saying they did not want to include a player in the squad who was only half fit. Tamim, however, denied the reports. He said: “The medical department believed that if I was rested and played the second warm-up match on October 2, I would get enough time ahead of the first World Cup match.
“I am sure chief selector Minhajul Abedin also denied the report that I told him that I would play five matches in the World Cup.”The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.
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