Wicketkeeping batter Mushfiqur Rahim is set to miss Bangladesh's Asia Cup Super Four stage final game against India after he was granted an "extension of leave" by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday.
This comes after the head coaches of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka voiced their misgivings over the decision of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to add a reserve day for the India-Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup Super Four stage.
The all-rounder stays in contention despite last featuring in an ODI in March. Bangladesh has played 11 ODIs since his last appearance in the 50-over format. The selectors had said that he was "rested". But he was left out of squads for subsequent series, including the Asia Cup. When he was
Tamim's change of decision came following an intervention by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Their meeting took place on Friday afternoon at her residence in Dhaka. Tamim along with his wife met Hasina alongside former captain Mashrafe Mortaza and BCB president Nazmul Hassan, accord
Earlier, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) supported the BCCI over the matter of moving this year's Asia Cup tournament out of Pakistan.
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah last year announced that the 2023 edition of the tournament will be held at a neutral venue, instead of Pakistan.
"I think our biggest improvement is in our mentality. During our last match of the T20 World Cup last year, we spoke about how we used to think of ourselves as a small team. We were not really a small team but if we believed in ourselves, we could have reached the semi-finals. We lacked in t