By: Express News Service
Just days before the World Cup, the feud between two of Bangladesh senior most players Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal is being played out in the open. The two southpaws, who were once close friends, have since fallen out and don’t see eye-to-eye was revealed by Bangladesh Cricket Board president earlier this year. And the drama unfolded even when Bangladesh finalised their 15-member squad for the World Cup. Here is a look at what happened?
Tamim dropped
On Tuesday, as Bangladesh announced their final 15 member squad for the World Cup, Tamim’s name was omitted from the list. While the selectors revealed that the opener’s back injury as the reason, later on speaking to sports channel, Shakib revealed that Tamim refused to bat at No 3 in their first World Cup match against Afghanistan. The all-rounder even went on to call Tamim ‘childish’ and said he isn’t a team man. Shakib also expressed his displeasure about Tamim quitting the captaincy just couple of months before the World Cup, saying any such decision should have come early.
“A player should bat at any position for the team. Team first. It doesn’t make any difference if you have made 100 or 200, and the team loses. What can you do with personal achievement? You want to make a name for yourself? You are not thinking about the team at all. People don’t understand these things. Why was the proposal given to him? It was for the team. What is wrong in that? You are a team man when you agree to such a proposal. Unless you are thinking along those lines, you are not a team man. You are playing for individual records, success, fame, and name. Not for the team.”
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