Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector Minhajul Abedin said that they are well aware of Tamim's back injury. The chief selector also added that the 34-year-old complained after the first ODI match against New Zealand and the decision to keep him out of the squad was taken after discus
Trolled over certain misogynistic posts on his Facebook page earlier, young Bangladesh pacer Tanzim Hasan, who turned heads with his exploits with the ball in his ODI debut against India in the Asia Cup, tendered an apology to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
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.
The illness had prevented Das from joining the squad in Sri Lanka for the tournament opener, but after a clearance certificate from the medical team, the wicketkeeper batter will now team up with the squad for the Super 4 stage of the tournament, as per ICC.
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
Addressing a press conference in Dhaka, Hassan said, "I told his brother Nafees that he should at least captain the side in this series [against Afghanistan]."
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.