Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan claimed that Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) Nazmul Hasan's remarks brought on a rift between him and Tamim Iqbal. In accordance with the BCB chief, the 2 senior cricketers of the nationwide crew have been allegedly disagreeing with one another. Over the previous yr, this revelation in regards to the two legends turned a subject of debate in Bangladeshi cricket. In a documentary aired by Bongo, a number one Bangladesh OTT platform, Shakib addressed the controversy, revealing how Hasan's remarks led to the state of affairs.
“It got here to the fore after Papon (Nazmul Hasan) bhai spoke about it and it created plenty of issues within the relationship and this example arose. I feel the intention of some folks was to maintain it (the rift) within the forefront and tried to make it the primary challenge (of debate) as an alternative of the cricketing facet,” Shakib stated.
Tamim has been inconsistent within the Bangladesh squad for the reason that again damage, he was dominated out of Asia Cup 2023 and was additionally not chosen for Bangladesh World Cup squad, citing a persistent again damage.
Earlier this yr, Tamim had posted a video on Fb during which he claimed that he was not chosen within the squad because of rising tensions between him and BCB officers reasonably than not being match sufficient to take part within the match.
Talking in a documentary, whereas Tamim downplayed the affect of their relationship on the crew, Shakib had a distinct perspective. “For fairly a while, we weren't speaking an excessive amount of. [But] “It's not true that we weren't speaking. The factor is that there was a time after we was collectively on a regular basis, however that relationship didn't final lengthy,” Shakib was quoted as saying within the documentary.
“It's very pure… I acquired married and he acquired married, we have been residing individually somewhere else and so there was little or no time spent between us. We have been residing in the identical constructing on totally different flooring.” [earlier] “In fact that closeness begins to decrease as folks begin to lead totally different household lives, and relationships additionally change over time due to our busy schedules,” he stated.
Shakib burdened that their skilled relationship remained intact regardless of the space. “What occurred later is that after we met on the sphere, we talked each time we wanted to speak and I don't suppose we wanted to speak an excessive amount of other than that,” he stated.
In addition they highlighted that their communication was sufficient for his or her roles within the crew, and no further effort was wanted to bridge any potential gaps.
“There may be nothing to make it good or unhealthy (about my relationship with Tamim). So long as we performed collectively and shared the dressing room, I don't suppose there was any incident that harmed the crew. We tried to contribute whether or not we have been speaking or not; there was no downside of any variety inside the sphere or within the dressing room,” Shakib stated.
Addressing a very controversial interview earlier than final yr's World Cup during which he accused Tamim of being irresponsible, Shakib clarified his intentions. “I didn't attempt to give any message by means of that interview as a result of it was undoubtedly spontaneous. I felt I ought to make the whole lot clear earlier than going into the World Cup so folks know what actually occurred and why such a state of affairs arose,” he stated.
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