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Tamim Iqbal interview: ‘I personally don’t think BCB and BCCI have any real issues anymore’
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Tamim Iqbal interview: ‘I personally don’t think BCB and BCCI have any real issues anymore’

The Indian Express·Sriram Veera·21 days ago
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Tamim Iqbal has had a sudden rise in Bangladesh cricket administration in the last little while. From being branded an “Indian agent” in the aftermath of Mustafizur Rahman being ousted from the IPL, the former national captain now finds himself as the interim president of the board at a time when the country is trying to restore its ties with the most powerful nation in the cricket world. Bangladesh pulled out of the T20 World Cup when the ICC refused to accept its request of moving its games out of India. Now with a change in government in Dhaka, Iqbal tells Sriram Veera how he plans to get the country’s cricket back on track, both on and off the field. Q: What have you done to repair BCB’s relationship with BCCI — which had nearly broken down? Tamim Iqbal: I was probably the first to speak out when the (T20) World Cup issue happened. What was done, how it was handled by the previous Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) administration, was not right. The ICC was lenient, there was room to find a solution.…

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