Two of the greatest Bangladesh cricketers of all time, Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal, were involved in a heated dispute before the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in October, and in the latest interview, Shakib mentioned that He had no interest in reaching an agreement. indifference with Tamim and that he no longer cares about the matter.
Before the World Cup began in India, Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh’s captain during the tournament, lashed out at Tamim Iqbal for being selfish and putting his desires before the team’s demands.
As revealed, Tamim was left out of the Bangladesh team for not being 100% fit and the left-handed batsman claimed that BCB was trying to play dirty games with him. Before the big tournament, BCB had asked Tamim Iqbal to bat in the middle order instead of his preferred role as an opening batsman.
The 34-year-old had denied the BCB’s proposal and publicly stated on Facebook that the Board was putting obstacles in his bid to return to the national team. Tamim’s last ODI appearance for Bangladesh was in September 2023 against New Zealand before developments regarding BCB asking him to overturn the order took place.
Responding to Iqbal’s claims, captain Shakib Al Hasan lashed out at his former teammate and called him selfish for not wanting to help the team. The all-rounder even threatened not to participate in the World Cup if Tamim was included in the team.
On the contrary, Shakib Al Hasan compared the situation of Rohit Sharma, who went from being a middle-order batsman to an opener and criticized Tamim for making childish remarks in an interview weeks before the World Cup.
“I’m sure whoever said it thought about the team. It takes a lot of things to create a combination for a match. So if someone has told you this, was it wrong? Or can we not make such a proposal? I’m just going to tell someone that you can do whatever you want. First the team or the individual?
“Someone like Rohit Sharma built his career from number 7 to the first match, he scored more than 10,000 runs. If he sometimes bats at number 3 or 4, would that be a big problem? He is totally childish.” – said Shakib.
Shakib Al Hasan berates Daily Star interviewer for asking silly questions about Tamim Iqbal
In the latest interview with Daily Star, Shakib Al Hasan scolded the interviewer for asking unfocused questions about Tamim Iqbal and said that it is a topic he is not interested in answering.
“Actually, the focus is elsewhere and the question you asked is not something I’m interested in. It’s hard to say since it never really happens.” – said Shakib.
“If I had played well, it would have been good for the team and it would have had a positive impact. And, if he had played badly, it would have been better if he had not been there. Something like this can only be understood once the game is over. So that’s not something I can say.” – concluded Shakib Al Hasan.
