The BCB has the opportunity to make changes to the Champions Trophy squad till next month. It rarely makes it easy to rule out abnormality. So, is there another twist around the corner or have we seen the last of Shakib in national colours?
This will be the first time in 18 years that Bangladesh will play in an ICC event without both Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan
Tamim had a chance to rewrite the ending by taking part in the ICC Champions Trophy, starting next month, but eventually chose not to.
The selectors had approached Tamim during the ongoing Sylhet phase of the Bangladesh Premier League, presenting the 35-year-old with an opportunity to rejoin the squad. While the southpaw listened to their proposition and mulled over his prospects, he ultimately decided against making a comeback.
With the Champions Trophy squad submission deadline looming on January 12, the decision to reintroduce a player to a national team plagued by batting consistency raises eyebrows.
Former BCB director Khaled Mahmud Sujon came down heavily on the pair of Faruque Ahmed and Nazmul Abedeen over perceived 'greed' related to cricket operations department. Faruque, as the BCB president is currently heading the department as no standing committees are yet to be announced with only few board directors available.
The decision-making process, in particular, as well as the outcomes, often relating to simple issues, are commonly shrouded in mystery, most of it done unnecessarily.
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed hoped that players will get their money from the franchises in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League.
In previous years, star cricketers like Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Jason Holder, and Imran Tahir, who are generally seen ruling the franchise tournaments across the world, featured for different BPL franchises but this year, none of these players will be playing in the country’s sole franchise-based T20 tournament.
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal consulted a spine specialist in London and was administered a few injections as he remains currently under observation.
Bangladesh national cricket team will begin their Asia Cup preparations with the official training camp expected to start in the second week of August.
While there are lots of question marks regarding Tamim Iqbal's return to the team following his unretirement, however, two of his mentors in former ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Nazmul Abedeen Fahim talked about the most important part of Tamim's return, which is to come back with motive and full fitness.
Former Bangladesh ODI captain, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, said that he was upset seeing Tamim Iqbal feel weak during the recent retirement saga.
Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal on Monday reached the United Kingdom where the southpaw is scheduled for two medical assessments -- the updates of which the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will keenly be waiting for.
Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy has asked for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to play in the Lanka Premier League in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) cricket operations manager Shahriar Nafees confirmed to the Daily Star on Monday.
The LPL is set to get underway from July 30 and slated to be played till August 20. Bangladesh national team will, however, hold a training camp ahead of the Asia Cup from July 31.
Papon also said that Tamim is their World Cup captain. “Our World Cup captain is Tamim.”
"Normally we give bonuses when we win a series, but since we won our first ODI against India and there were a few individual performances like Fargana Hoque who scoring a century, we decided to give Tk 25 lakh for the players," Papon told reporters
As part of the ICC’s Future Tour Programme (FTP) Bangladesh will tour New Zealand to take part in three match ODI and three match T20I series in December this year, confirmed New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Wednesday.
