Bangladesh’s star batsman Tamim Iqbal decides to skip T20 World Cup

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal opted out of this year`s Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday citing lack of game time as he continues to recover from a knee injury.

Tamim hurt his knee during the April-May tour of Sri Lanka but chief selector Minhajul Abedin was optimistic Bangladesh`s one-day captain would regain his fitness ahead of the World Cup in October-November.

“Game time is the biggest reason. I haven`t been playing this format for a long time,” Tamim, who played the last of his 78 Twenty20 Internationals in March 2020, said in a video posted on his Facebook page.

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