http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640 not bitter over axe from vice captain – Cricket News Update
Bangladesh's opening batsman, Tamim Iqbal, is not bitter over the board’s decision to axe him as the vice-captain, stating that the main aim still remains the same - to help the team achieve success.
The Bengali Tigers had an appalling tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stuart-Grant-Law-c91460 as their new coach.
With promising youngsters in the ranks, the team lost the Only Test match convincingly, while losing the first three One-dayers of the five match limited over series, to hand their opponents a resounding victory.
This was not taken light by the board, which axed Tamim and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c89559 from their posts of vice-captain and captain, respectively.
The left-handed opener however, feels that he is not devastated by the move and will work hard to ensure that he performs well for the side.
"I'm the happiest man in the world as long as I'm performing and playing for Bangladesh. If I play well and the board thinks I'm the right man, it [the leadership role] will come back again. At this moment, maybe I'm not the right man, so I'm fine with it. [But] If they discussed it with me at least once, it would've been better. Even so, I have no complaints."
The left-hander is considered to be one of the top most talents to have played for Bangladesh at 22 and has still quite a lot to offer the national side.
The player so far has played in 20 Test matches, averaging 39.55 with the best score of 151.
He has featured in more than 100 ODIs , averaging a touch under 30, and could not live up to the billing recently, where his mouth, rather that his bat, did much of the talking.
In the aftermath of the Zimbabwean tour, Manzur Ahmed, the chief executive of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 Cricket Board said that they will fully evaluate the team’s performance, and consider facts, both on and off the field.
Tamim sacking has come as a surprise to many, while many believe Shakib was shown the axe due to his off-field troubles with former player and national selector, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Akram-Khan-c42577.
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