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Bangladesh Cricket Team's Pre-World Cup Drama: Shakib's Leadership in Question and Tamim's Limited Availability

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There is a report of a serious rift between BCB and Shakib regarding the selection of 'half-fit' Tamim Iqbal in the team.

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Shakib Al Hasan To Step Down As Captain And Skip World Cup 2023 If Tamim Iqbal Is Selected In Squad- Report
Not all is well in Bangladesh cricket as media reports claim that Shakib Al Hasan wants to step down as Bangladesh's captain ahead of the World Cup. It is learned that Shakib Al Hasan has made it very clear to the board that he does not want half-fit players in the Bangladesh team for the ODI World Cup. Shakib Al Hasan and coach Chandika Hathurusingha met at BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon's residence late at night on Monday.

As per a report in Somoy TV, Shakib Al Hasan is not happy with Tamim Iqbal's imminent selection for the World Cup. Notably, Tamim has informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board that he will not be able to play more than five matches in the ODI World Cup. The report further states that Shakib has refused Tamim's demands and has made it clear to the BCB that he will step down as the captain if the BCB selects him in the World Cup squad. Shakib even went on to say that he would not play in the World Cup if Tamim is selected in the squad. Bangladesh are the only team yet to announce their World Cup squad.

As per a post on X by the social media manager of Bangla Tigers and Rangpur Riders, Saif Ahmed, Shakib was at BCB's residence for a meeting with the president. The post shed light on the conversation between the Bangladesh captain and the BCB chairman. Saif quoted a report in Somoy TV as a reference.

“According to their report, Tamim Iqbal informed BCB that if they take him to the World Cup, they have to consider the fact that he is not fully fit and Tamim also informed that he won't be able to play more than 5 matches in this World Cup."

“After hearing this, ODI captain Shakib Al Hasan said he couldn't accept that and even said he himself would not play the World Cup if Tamim goes to the World Cup and played only 5 games. He wants another player to play instead,” the post added.

Tamim missed the Asia Cup due to injury and made a comeback in the ODI series against New Zealand. He played in the first two ODIs but was rested for the 3rd match. Tamim played a 44 run knock in the second ODI but confirmed that he is still not fully fit and there is a lot of discomfort in his back.

 
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My predictions, Shakib is going to retire before the WC, Tamim aggravates his Injury and misses out on the WC, Shakib takes back his retirement and is picked for the WC again, Mushfiqur becomes the captain. Tamim calls a presser and starts crying, retires from all forms of cricket.
 
Rana said:
I don’t understand Tamim. Apparently he says he is only fit for 5 games

What is this guy on? How can any player know how many games they are fit for? You are either fit or you are not.
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Don’t think he wants to play, I’m sure he was forced to take back his retirement a couple of months ago.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Don’t think he wants to play, I’m sure he was forced to take back his retirement a couple of months ago.
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In that case the president needs to make a firm decision

Tamim is clearly making a mess of their preparations. Shanto is a much better and younger option anyways
 
Rana said:
I don’t understand Tamim. Apparently he says he is only fit for 5 games

What is this guy on? How can any player know how many games they are fit for? You are either fit or you are not.
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Who knows if he actually said that. In today's time, all influential people have some media friends who run stories for them.
 
Bangladesh need to toughen up and pick a proper, fit XI

1. Das
2. Shanto
3. Shakib
4. Mushfiq
5. Hridoy
6. Mehidy
7. Afif

That’s a solid top 7. You don’t need Tamim
 
The moment politicians start to get involved in selection matters, sports take the back seat. I feel these are mostly a south-Asian phenomenon though
 
It's not Tamim Iqbal fault becouse he is already announced retirement but BCB chairman forced him to take back retirement . Tamim is clearly known that he is not fit for world cup to Play all matches . Shakib is also not Wrong either as he want a fully fit player for world Cup. Only person is culprits here is BCB chairman .
 
Bangladesh has no chance in the world cup, the only good player they have is Tamim Iqbal and i would take even a half fit tamim over the other rubbish Bangladeshi batters.

Bangladesh has got to other good player, it would had made sense if they had good players on the bench, but when they dont than might aswell take half fit tamim.
 
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The term to use for Bangladesh players is just that.
 
things getting bad to worse off the field and on the field. Complete shambles. It’s all down to that useless board president who makes a thing out of everything regarding seniors. Tamim retired but he got involved and brought pm into it to bring Tamim back into play. Now Tamim if true, says he can play 5matches, makes zero sense taking him there.
 
Chief selector explains Tamim exclusion from WC side.

Bangladesh national cricket team selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu clarified to the media why experienced opener Tamim Iqbal was excluded from the squad for the upcoming World Cup in India.

Bangladesh Cricket Board Tuesday night announced the 15-man squad for the mega event with Tamim the notable omission.

“We are all aware that Tamim is a long-term injury concern. He returned for the New Zealand series. After the second match, there was a bit of a complain. We thought of his injury concern when not taking him in the squad,” said chief selector Minhajul at a press conference.

“We have spoken to all concerned before taking this decision. We discussed it with Tamim. We discussed it with the team management, and didn’t want to take a risk in a long World Cup campaign.

“You can’t take risk with some injuries. If someone gets injured in the World Cup, it will get the team management into an uncomfortable situation. He (Tamim) played the first two matches against New Zealand, but we had to rest him in the third game in this series.

“Tamim is one of our best players but an injury concern restricts his ability. He had suffered with back pain for a long time so the New Zealand series was a chance to check his fitness. He played the second game fully, but he didn’t play the third match. We discussed it with the medical team, after which we took the decision.”

Tamim announced shock retirement from international cricket in July this year while he was the captain during the home series against Afghanistan.

But later he had to reverse his decision following the intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and worked on his recovery.

He returned to the field with the just concluded three-match One Day International series against New Zealand in Dhaka.

The first ODI of the series was washed out and in the second, Tamim got the opportunity to bat and scored 44 off 58 deliveries with seven boundaries.

But during the post-match press conference, Tamim informed that he felt relieved to be back in cricket but still felt discomfort after his innings in the second ODI.

As a consequence, he was rested for the third and final ODI and eventually overlooked for the World Cup squad due to fitness concern.


 
Bangladesh should try to win at least 2 games (Netherlands and Afghanistan). If they win any other game, that's a bonus.

They are effectively number 8 team going to World Cup.
 
Major said:
Bangladesh has no chance in the world cup, the only good player they have is Tamim Iqbal and i would take even a half fit tamim over the other rubbish Bangladeshi batters.

Bangladesh has got to other good player, it would had made sense if they had good players on the bench, but when they dont than might aswell take half fit tamim.
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Bangladesh have a better and more balanced ODI batting line up than us
 
Tamim and Shakib have not been on talking terms for a really long time even when playing together for Bangladesh. They used to be best friends in the team and at one point even lived in the same building when they moved to Dhaka at the start of their careers. No one know where and why the relationship soured to this point.
 
Dios said:
Tamim and Shakib have not been on talking terms for a really long time even when playing together for Bangladesh. They used to be best friends in the team and at one point even lived in the same building when they moved to Dhaka at the start of their careers. No one know where and why the relationship soured to this point.
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what happened? whats the main issue about ?
 
Major said:
Bangladesh has no chance in the world cup, the only good player they have is Tamim Iqbal and i would take even a half fit tamim over the other rubbish Bangladeshi batters.

Bangladesh has got to other good player, it would had made sense if they had good players on the bench, but when they dont than might aswell take half fit tamim.
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Let’s do a comparison man to man:

1. Fakhar v Shanto: Shanto 100% on form

2. Imam v Liton: Liton is a modern day GUN. I would take him

3. Babar v Shakib: Babar, but Shakib is clutch, a proper fighter for his team

4. Rizwan v Mushfiq: Mushfiq any day of the week

5. Pakistan’s unknown number 5 v Hridoy: Hridoy wins this too.

6. Maybe Salman Agha v Mehidy: Mehidy is the better ODI all rounder as of now

7. Shadab v Afif Hossein: Afif is a genuinely good left handed batsman

That counts at 6-1 Bangladesh when it comes to man to man batting. So, if Bangladesh are a rubbish batting unit according to you, how poor are Pakistan who are one of the favourites?
 
Rana said:
Let’s do a comparison man to man:

1. Fakhar v Shanto: Shanto 100% on form

2. Imam v Liton: Liton is a modern day GUN. I would take him

3. Babar v Shakib: Babar, but Shakib is clutch, a proper fighter for his team

4. Rizwan v Mushfiq: Mushfiq any day of the week

5. Pakistan’s unknown number 5 v Hridoy: Hridoy wins this too.

6. Maybe Salman Agha v Mehidy: Mehidy is the better ODI all rounder as of now

7. Shadab v Afif Hossein: Afif is a genuinely good left handed batsman

That counts at 6-1 Bangladesh when it comes to man to man batting. So, if Bangladesh are a rubbish batting unit according to you, how poor are Pakistan who are one of the favourites?
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Iftikhar will most likely slot in at 5

Iftikhar v Hridoy….I’ll let the experts decide here
 
Rana said:
Who has recent accomplishments?

Pakistan?
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yes they have achieved number 1 ranking in ODIs after playing some good cricket and that's an achievement for sure!

but still my question remains the same what Bangladesh has achieved yet? why we shouldn't underestimate them?
 
Cricket Warrior said:
yes they have achieved number 1 ranking in ODIs after playing some good cricket and that's an achievement for sure!

but still my question remains the same what Bangladesh has achieved yet? why we shouldn't underestimate them?
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Oh come on man. You think I honestly believe Pakistan are the number 1 ODI team? And Rizwan was the real number 1 T20i batsman? I’ve watched cricket for 25+ years

I watch cricket all over the world. I study this game closely. I can assure you that this achievement is a farce. You saw it with your own eyes in the Asia cup.

Anyways this isn’t even about them. It’s about Bangladesh. I’ve told you that man to man (batting line up), they are a much stronger unit
 
Rana said:
Oh come on man. You think I honestly believe Pakistan are the number 1 ODI team? And Rizwan was the real number 1 T20i batsman? I’ve watched cricket for 25+ years

I watch cricket all over the world. I study this game closely. I can assure you that this achievement is a farce. You saw it with your own eyes in the Asia cup.

Anyways this isn’t even about them. It’s about Bangladesh. I’ve told you that man to man (batting line up), they are a much stronger unit
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ok! i take ur argument about Pakistan team.. Fair enough!

But if Bangladesh's batting is that much strong as you claimed so why do they frequently fail to score more than 200 runs in most matches?

Against Pak 194 all out
Against SL 164 all out
Against NZ 168 all out
Against NZ 171 all out


These are the recent stats by the way!
 
Cricket Warrior said:
ok! i take ur argument about Pakistan team.. Fair enough!

But if Bangladesh's batting is indeed as strong as you claimed, why do they frequently fail to score more than 200 runs in most matches?

Against Pak 194 all out
Against SL 164 all out
Against NZ 168 all out
Against NZ 171 all out


These are the recent stats by the way!
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I said this before as well.,

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on paper and in reality will have a stronger batting line up, maybe even a stronger team than Pakistan. But in recent years have started to display a weird mental inferiority against them when playing them. They seem to be in awe of them the way Pakistan are in awe of teams like England, India and Australia (although Pakistan have a poor team generally in comparison).

Bangladesh even with a poor team have always been inferior psychologically to Pakistan, but with a stronger team as well they can’t seem to get out of their inferiority against them.
 
Salman Butt might have captained Pakistan for atleast 3-4 years in test cricket had it not been for the spot fixing scandal.
 
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said teammate and ex-captain Tamim Iqbal’s “totally childish” behaviour prompted his exclusion from the ICC World Cup 2023 squad.

Tamim was left off the squad for ICC World Cup 2023 starting in India next week, because of concerns over the back injury that has plagued him throughout the year.

He had just returned to the side for a home series against New Zealand after a two-month absence following his shock resignation in July, rescinded a day later after the personal intervention of Bangladesh's prime minister.

Tamim said after the ICC World Cup 2023 squad was announced that he was fit enough to play but had refused a request by selectors to skip the opening match and bat down the order later.

It is totally childish, Shakib Al Hasan told local broadcaster T-Sports on Wednesday evening, hours after Tamim’s comments. 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? He added, 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.

Over his career, Tamim Iqbal established himself as one of the country’s most dependable players and is the only Bangladeshi to score centuries across all three formats.

But he stunned his colleagues in July by announcing his immediate international retirement, at a tearful press conference in the middle of the home series he was captaining against Afghanistan.

Tamim had come under heavy criticism for deciding to play the first match despite admitting to being not 100 percent fit.

A day later he was summoned to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who pressed him to reverse his decision, and instead took a hiatus that saw him skip the Asia Cup.

He returned to the side last week for the opening two matches of the ODI series against New Zealand but was rested for the third.

Bengali newspapers reported that Shakib Al Hasan and coach Chandika Hathurusingha insisted that only fully fit players be named to the World Cup 2023 squad.

However, Shakib Al Hasan denied a role in Tamim’s exclusion but insisted he would not prefer a player in the team with any kind of uncertainty.

Bangladesh travelled to India on Wednesday for its two warm-up matches against Sri Lanka on Friday and against England next Monday.

Source: ARY
 
Mashrafe: Controversy could have been avoided had Shakib talked to Tamim

Former Bangladesh men’s national cricket team captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has said the controversy surrounding opener Tamim Iqbal’s exclusion from Bangladesh’s ODI World Cup squad would not have blown up had Shakib Al Hasan explained his plan to the opener.

“Anyone may have to bat at any position for the sake of the team. I think since Shakib is the captain… Shakib as the captain could have sent the message through a text or rang him (Tamim) up on the phone to say, ‘I have a plan. I will talk to you about this later.’”

“I think the whole thing would have ended there [had it happened]."

He also slammed the person who had leaked false information about Tamim's availability.

Tamim said in his social media message said a top Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official had asked him to sit out or bat in the middle order in Bangladesh's first match in the World Cup, against Afghanistan.

No board official had the right to tell the opener where he would bat, Mashrafe said, adding that it was the responsibility of the captain or the coach to do so.


 
Quite sad for me to see two of Bangladesh's biggest players fighting like this in public.

Heartbreaking for Tamim to be missing out on what would have been his last World Cup.
 
They had their off-field issues but on-field they played really well today against Sri Lanka to win their first warm up game.
 
Savak said:
Salman Butt might have captained Pakistan for atleast 3-4 years in test cricket had it not been for the spot fixing scandal.
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A man without a conscience would have done something to kill his career even if he had gotten away from spot fixing somehow.
 
Shakib has been critical of Tamim way out of proportion (especially in front of media). Not really a good thing to do. Even if he was angry at him, he should have told him that face to face. Bangladesh players (apart from Mashrafe)have historically been a bit more emotional than players from other teams but as seniors the two should have avoided that. I do think Shakib is more at fault here.
 
BD cricketers fans both are way to emotional. One of the many reasons they haven't won anything yet
 
Najmul Hossain Shanto says he is ready to become Bangladesh’s captain on a permanent basis should the decision be made.

Shanto was speaking after leading the Tigers in their final match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which ended in a high-scoring eight-wicket loss to Australia.

And the 25-year-old, who also led Bangladesh against India earlier in the tournament, says he is ready to step up if the selectors decide that he is the man for the job permanently.

“I've been doing it for a while now and personally, I think I'm ready,” Shanto said after Saturday’s match in Pune.

“If I get the opportunity, definitely, I'm ready to do it perfectly.”

Bangladesh were led through the tournament by Shakib Al Hasan but the veteran all-rounder has already outlined that he is unlikely to continue playing for the side beyond the 2025 Champions Trophy, and admitted that he was a reluctant appointment as captain earlier this year.

Should Shakib not continue as the team’s leader, Shanto says the experience he has gained at his first World Cup will serve him well.

“I have nothing to say further about my captaincy, but I have learned a lot since it was my first World Cup. I played one-day cricket against such big teams, I played in such an environment. This experience will help me.

“How to improve from here will be the main focus in the coming days if the opportunity comes. But there was a lot to learn. There was pressure from the two big teams. I think I've learned a lot and this will help me in the future.”

An inspired century from Mitchell Marsh proved too good for Bangladesh in Pune on Saturday, taking the shine off a batting performance that saw the Tigers go beyond 300 for the first time in the tournament.

Some inconsistency in batting positions had been blamed in some quarters for Bangladesh’s mis-firing top order.

Shanto says that he hopes a similar policy isn’t followed in future, despite there being understandable reasoning for the moves.

“I think that at first, there was no complaint from the batsman about the batting order,” Shanto said.

“Everyone was happy with the way or the position they were batting. But what I want to say along with this is that if we had stayed in the same place, maybe we could have achieved something different."

Pushed on the Bangladesh batting order further, the stand-in skipper added:

“It would be good if we didn't do it, honestly. Sometimes you have to do it against a few teams, depending on the strength of the team. But I think we should do as little as possible.

“Even in this World Cup, we did this a lot. There was a good thinking behind this, honestly. We did it according to the strength of the opponent team. But it'd be good if we could do as little as possible. It would have been better if we hadn't done it.”

Bangladesh will begin their ODI rebuild when they travel to New Zealand for a multi-format tour later this month, with the 50-over matches coming up in December. Whether Shanto will be in charge remains to be seen.

Source: ICC
 
FearlessRoar said:
Najmul Hossain Shanto says he is ready to become Bangladesh’s captain on a permanent basis should the decision be made.

Shanto was speaking after leading the Tigers in their final match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which ended in a high-scoring eight-wicket loss to Australia.

And the 25-year-old, who also led Bangladesh against India earlier in the tournament, says he is ready to step up if the selectors decide that he is the man for the job permanently.

“I've been doing it for a while now and personally, I think I'm ready,” Shanto said after Saturday’s match in Pune.

“If I get the opportunity, definitely, I'm ready to do it perfectly.”

Bangladesh were led through the tournament by Shakib Al Hasan but the veteran all-rounder has already outlined that he is unlikely to continue playing for the side beyond the 2025 Champions Trophy, and admitted that he was a reluctant appointment as captain earlier this year.

Should Shakib not continue as the team’s leader, Shanto says the experience he has gained at his first World Cup will serve him well.

“I have nothing to say further about my captaincy, but I have learned a lot since it was my first World Cup. I played one-day cricket against such big teams, I played in such an environment. This experience will help me.

“How to improve from here will be the main focus in the coming days if the opportunity comes. But there was a lot to learn. There was pressure from the two big teams. I think I've learned a lot and this will help me in the future.”

An inspired century from Mitchell Marsh proved too good for Bangladesh in Pune on Saturday, taking the shine off a batting performance that saw the Tigers go beyond 300 for the first time in the tournament.

Some inconsistency in batting positions had been blamed in some quarters for Bangladesh’s mis-firing top order.

Shanto says that he hopes a similar policy isn’t followed in future, despite there being understandable reasoning for the moves.

“I think that at first, there was no complaint from the batsman about the batting order,” Shanto said.

“Everyone was happy with the way or the position they were batting. But what I want to say along with this is that if we had stayed in the same place, maybe we could have achieved something different."

Pushed on the Bangladesh batting order further, the stand-in skipper added:

“It would be good if we didn't do it, honestly. Sometimes you have to do it against a few teams, depending on the strength of the team. But I think we should do as little as possible.

“Even in this World Cup, we did this a lot. There was a good thinking behind this, honestly. We did it according to the strength of the opponent team. But it'd be good if we could do as little as possible. It would have been better if we hadn't done it.”

Bangladesh will begin their ODI rebuild when they travel to New Zealand for a multi-format tour later this month, with the 50-over matches coming up in December. Whether Shanto will be in charge remains to be seen.

Source: ICC
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Dude averages 30 in international arena, but check out the over confidence
 
Well I hope pakistan takes a leaf out of BD's book. Fights/quarrels befor a big tournament like this among star players will unsettle the team always. I've seen videos of Babar v Afridi during the match which is quite sad to witness.
 
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