BCB reverses decision to axe http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640 from Asia Cup squad – Cricket News update
The Bangladeshi opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has been included in the squad again after initially being demoted to the benchers. The decision came after the tussle within the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mustafa-Kamal-c78122 and chief selector
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The selection committee of the BCB had sent a list of 15 players to the president for approval, who decided against the inclusion of Tamim.
The 22-year-old had earlier played only two matches during the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League series before being ruled out due to a groin injury.
Iqbal’s recent poor form with the bat, alongside injury problems, had put a question mark over his inclusion in the side for the upcoming Asia cup. However, he was declared physically fit in the report received by the selection committee, which then included
his name in the 15-player list.
In an apparent show of displeasure over the president’s decision to axe the former vice captain, the chief selector, Akram, had resigned from his post.
Justifying his decision, Akram had said, “His regular interference in team selection has made top players worried about their place in the national squad. I have resigned because I was not enjoying my job”.
The chief selector, Akram, who happens to be Tamim’s uncle, has been very vocal in criticizing the president's role. According to him, Mustafa had been interfering in the selectors’ job for a long time. He further alleged that some senior players had been
removed from the team on his sole insistence earlier as well.
However, Tamim was informed on Thursday evening about the reversal of BCB’s decision to exclude him from the Asia Cup squad, as favourable reports about Iqbal’s fitness from the Bangladeshi Captain, Coach and the Cricket Operations Committee seem to have
won the day for him.
The disagreement between the president and selection committee over the final choice of players is not unique to Bangladesh only. Such controversies are rampant in other Asian countries as well, where institutional politics end up damaging team performances.
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