Tamim Iqbal, the captain of Bangladesh’s one-day international team, has been dealing with back trouble for some time now, which caused him to miss the only test match that Bangladesh played against Afghanistan a few weeks ago. Even if the captain’s injury woes are not yet ended, he reaffirmed today that he will be able to play in the game that will take place tomorrow.
Tamim did not participate in today’s training since the Tigers will play Afghanistan in the first one-day international at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
“There is no question that I will be available for tomorrow. Although I am in a physically better condition than I was before, I won’t declare that I am at one hundred percent just yet. “I will be able to comprehend what’s going on after tomorrow’s game, but as of right now, [the decision is] that I will be playing tomorrow,” the team captain said at the news conference that took place immediately after the conclusion of the Tigers’ practice session.
When the captain complains of back discomfort, the medical department of the BCB plays on his sympathy by telling him he may take some time off to recover. It would seem that the same plan will be used, with Tamim waiting to see how he performs in the first one-day international that will take place tomorrow.
“That’s more of a concept, I suppose, since I need to find out how much I can handle before I make any decisions. On the other hand, I won’t do anything that would put the squad in a bad position. I constantly tell people that the team’s success is more important than any individual’s success,” he said.
“Right now I feel that I am ready for tomorrow, but during the game if I feel that I am not ready and it can be too risky then I, along with the medical department, will make a decision. ” “Right now I feel that I am ready for tomorrow.” He said, “For the time being, I am fit to play tomorrow, and let’s see what happens in the next match.”