Tamim Iqbal criticizes Bangladesh Cricket Board for his exclusion

Tamim Iqbal has been one of those names responsible for Bangladesh making their name prominent on the world map of the cricketing world. But the star cricketer has recently alleged the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) about lacking communication in decisions regarding his playing career.

Tamim is the second-highest run-scorer for Bangladesh across all formats. He has 14508 international runs under his belt but has not played in T20Is since March 2020. The batter has now blamed the BCB for not giving him a chance to speak regarding the decisions on his T20I career.

“Nobody gives me a chance to explain my plan regarding my T20s. Either you [media] say it or someone else tells it [regarding my T20’s future] and let it move like this because I am not given any chance [by the board] to tell anything. I play for so long that at least I deserve it, what I feel or think they should hear it from me,”- Tamim told the reporters during a private function in Dhaka on Sunday.

He also addressed the speculations regarding his playing career. Tamim stated -But either you [media] give some kind of notion or someone (board) else tells something. And as they say something I don’t have anything to say.”

However, the BCB Chairman Jalal Yunus has denied the claims from the southpaw. He said that the cricket board had a meeting with the cricketer on the matter. “Tamim Iqbal is one of the senior players on our side and he understands his position better than anyone else. You all know we had a meeting with him regarding this. He had told you [media] exclusively about his plan and now what we have to say,”- Yunus said.

“After completing the six months, he will officially tell you about his decision and you will know through him about his plan and I can’t say anything about it,”- the Bangladesh Cricket Board chairman further added.

Tamim Iqbal was last seen in action for Bangladesh during the home Test series against Sri Lanka. He was dismissed for a duck in both the innings of the second test.