Tamim Iqbal slams BCB for T20 WC snub: 'There was room to find solution'

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) formed an interim committee and appointed erstwhile skipper Tamim Iqbal arsenic its head. Addressing the contention surrounding Bangladesh’s exclusion from the T20 World Cup 2026, Tamim admitted that the concern was mishandled by the erstwhile BCB medication and expressed disappointment implicit however the state mislaid its spot successful the tournament.While India celebrated a historical 3rd T20 World Cup title, Bangladesh endured 1 of the darkest chapters successful its cricketing past aft being near retired of the competition. The contention began erstwhile Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was withdrawn from the Kolkata Knight Riders squad amid rising spiritual tensions successful Bangladesh. Concerned astir subordinate safety, the BCB requested the ICC to determination Bangladesh’s matches from India to Sri Lanka.

However, with the tourney docket already finalised, the ICC declined the connection owed to logistical complications, yet starring to Bangladesh’s exclusion.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Tamim criticised the handling of the contented by the erstwhile BCB medication and felt determination was inactive capable country for dialog and compromise.“I was astir apt the archetypal idiosyncratic to talk retired erstwhile the T20 World Cup contented happened.

The mode it was handled by the erstwhile BCB medication was not right. The ICC was lenient and determination was country to find a solution. We should person recovered it,” Tamim said.The erstwhile Bangladesh skipper besides reflected emotionally connected Bangladesh’s cricketing travel and what World Cup qualification means to the country. He recalled the celebrations aft Bangladesh secured qualification for the 1999 World Cup by winning the ICC Trophy successful 1997.“People celebrated connected the streets. That triumph inspired an full procreation to instrumentality up cricket. Everyone wanted to go Minhajul Abedin Nannu, Khaled Mashud oregon Akram Khan. And past we gave distant a World Cup accidental without adjacent due discussions. There whitethorn beryllium players successful that squad who mightiness ne'er get different accidental to play a World Cup, and that wounded maine deeply,” helium added.Tamim besides spoke astir Bangladesh’s narration with the BCCI, insisting that ties betwixt the 2 boards stay healthy.

He revealed that helium shares a beardown idiosyncratic enslaved with existent BCCI president Mithun Manhas, having played alongside him successful the IPL and home leagues.“I cognize Mithun Manhas precise well. We played unneurotic successful the IPL and helium has visited Bangladesh galore times for Dhaka league cricket. I haven’t met him officially successful this relation yet, but we stock a precise bully rapport,” Tamim said.He further assured that Bangladesh remains a harmless destination for planetary cricket and hoped India would circuit the state again soon.“The information concern successful Bangladesh is perfectly good astatine the moment. There is nary threat, particularly for the Indian cricket team. Whenever India tours Bangladesh, the stadiums are packed due to the fact that radical emotion that rivalry. I personally judge determination are nary existent issues betwixt BCB and BCCI anymore, and a bilateral bid successful Bangladesh would beryllium a large measurement forward,” helium concluded.