ICC ODI World Cup 2023: Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal Dropped From ODI WC Squad Due To Back Injury. After Sri Lanka, Bangladesh also announced the team on Tuesday.

Iqbal Has Been Dropped From The 15-Member Team:-

The special thing is that the best batsman in history will not be included in the Bangladesh team. Tamim Iqbal has been dropped from the 15-man squad due to a back injury.

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According to reports, Tamim had informed the selectors about the injury a few days ago. In such a situation he was thrown out. Tamim made his ODI debut in 2007.

So far he has scored 8357 runs in 243 ODI matches. Although there was news during the day that Tamim is ready to play only 5 matches, but now he is completely out of the World Cup.

Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal Dropped From ODI WC Squad Due To Back Injury

Tamim Iqbal is Struggling with injury

BCB chief selector Minhajul Abedin said- Tamim Iqbal has been troubled by injury for a long time. He returned for the New Zealand series.

He had problems after the first match. We discussed this with Tamim. Although we can’t tell you what we talked about.

Tamim scored 44 runs in the second ODI against New Zealand on 23 September. Earlier in July, he had reversed his decision to retire within a day.

Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal Dropped From ODI WC Squad Due To Back Injury

After this, he was out of further matches due to injury. He also had to be out of the Asia Cup. After being dropped from the World Cup squad, there are speculations that Tamim has played his last ODI.

Shakib Al Hassan Captain

Shakib Al Hasan will be the captain of the Bangladesh team. Liton Das will remain with the team as vice-captain. Nazmul Hussain Shanto will be at number 3. Shakib, Tauheed Hridoy, and Mushfiqur Rahim are included in the middle order.

Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal Dropped From ODI WC Squad Due To Back Injury

While Mahmudullah and Mahedi Hasan will be in the middle to lower order. The bowling attack includes Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmood, Mustafizur Rahman, and Tanzeem Hasan.

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Bangladesh’s World Cup Squad:

  1. Shakib Al Hasan (captain), 2. Mushfiqur Rahim, 3. Liton Das (vice-captain), 4. Nazmul Hossain Shanto, 5. Towhid Hridoy, 6. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 7. Taskin Ahmed, 8. Mustafizur Rahman, 9. Hasan Mahmood, 10. Shoriful Islam, 11. Nasum Ahmed, 12. Mahedi Hasan, 13. Tanzid Hasan, 14. Tanzim Sakib, 15. Mahmudullah Riyad.