Tamim out of Asia Cup with back injury, steps down as ODI captain

Author: Agencies

DHAKA: Tamim Iqbal will miss the upcoming Asia Cup as his recurring back injury is unlikely to heal in time. At the same time, he has stepped down as Bangladesh’s ODI captain to give more clarity to the team and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) ahead of the World Cup. Tamim is now preparing to play the home ODI series against New Zealand which begins on September 21, in between the Asia Cup and World Cup. Tamim’s decision to step down from the captaincy come less than a month after he withdrew his retirement from international cricket. Tamim had retired on July 6 but the following afternoon, Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina requested him to reverse his decision. Tamim said that he told the prime minister of his decision to step down as captain on Thursday, after which he had a long discussion with BCB president Nazmul Hassan and cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus at Hassan’s residence.

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