Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza feels that everyone can come up with different stories about Tamim Iqbal’s absence from Bangladesh’s ODI World Cup squad. He thinks it would be better for the opening speaker to make a statement on the matter.
There are reports that the cricket landscape in Bangladesh has changed dramatically regarding Tamim Iqbal and captain Shakib Al Hasan. The opening game in Bangladesh made it clear that if the team management wanted to include him in the World Cup squad, they would have to accept him as a partially fit player. .
Mashrafe Mortaza told the media that information received from various sources could be wrong and that Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal will be left out of the World Cup squad. He said he felt his contribution to the World Cup was worthy of respect. Bangladesh cricket.
“Everyone may provide one piece of wrong information. Tamim dropped, actually the truth is Tamim did not want to stay in the team. There is a huge difference between keeping someone out of the team and opting not to be in the team. I think Tamim deserves this minimum respect.
“Now there would be the question as to why Tamim was not interested to be in the team. I have no answer to this question. Only Tamim can say this. Maybe he will say it someday, then we can understand,” Mashrafe Mortaza said.
The southpaw has been an integral part of the team since 2007 and plays a key role in the team’s victories. The veteran is also Bangladesh’s top scorer in international cricket. The left-handed opener has played 243 ODIs in his career, scoring 8357 runs at an average of 36.65. This could be a crucial mistake for the team heading into his ODI World Cup in India.
Bangladesh has emerged as one of the best white-ball teams in world cricket. They will try to use their experience to succeed in the conditions of the Indian subcontinent.
Bangladesh squad for 2023 World Cup: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tanjid Hasan, Twid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mushfiqur Rahim (Week), Mehdi Hasan , Mahedi Hasan , Tanzim Saqib, Nasum Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmood, Takin Ahmed,Mustafizur Rahman.
