Bangladesh is in Pakistan for a test series and currently, their nation is under big threat riots and strikes have taken a big turn in world politics Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and was flawed from the country.
Bangladesh had a rough start in the T20 World Cup 2024 still they qualified for Super 8 but their journey ended over there. A fresh start should be initiated by Bangladesh which may help them in future series.
Faruque Ahmed demands Tamim Iqbal to play for more years
Bangladesh Cricket Board appointed new President Faruque Ahmed, and after appointing he first demanded that Bangladesh’s veteran player Tamim Iqbal should come back to the team and play for the next 2-3 years. Tamim Iqbal has made proud to his country and his contribution to Bangladesh Cricket is immense and appreciable. Shakib Al Hasan is the face of Bangladesh Cricket but Tamim Iqbal is the heart of Bangladesh Cricket, last year he announced his retirement and didn’t want to continue playing from now. Faruque Ahmed said:
“I will have to talk to him [Tamim]. He is a very sensible boy. I feel that he is one of the best from Bangladesh. Personally, if you ask me, I would want him to play for two-three more years. But me wanting that doesn’t mean it will happen. We will have to see what his fitness is like,” Faruque told the media.
Further in the conversation Tamim Iqbal spoke about his views:
“The person on the other side of the line told me that I might be dropped for the Afghanistan game [Bangladesh’s first in the World Cup], and even if I play, I may have to bat down the order,” Tamim Iqbal said in a Facebook video.
“Someone like Rohit Sharma built his career from No. 7 to opener, scored 10,000-plus runs. If he sometimes bats at No. 3 or 4, would it be a big problem? It is childish. It is my bat, I will play. No one else can play. A player should bat at any position for the team. Team first,” Shakib Al Hasan said to Dhaka-based TV channel T-Sports after Tamim’s claims.
Bangladesh Cricket is not up to its mark past the 2023 ODI World Cup, they haven’t played good cricket and many players were out of form but this new start should be more intensive and aggressive like England, India, and Australia, if you want to compete with Asian rivals then your core team need to be strong and play like a team.
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