Tamim Iqbal will need surgery for a back injury. An official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said. If that happens, he will be out of the field for at least four months. Then, the Bangladesh team will have to play the ODI World Cup without a potential captain.
This week, Tamim, 34 years old, will visit a doctor in the UK. He will assess Tamim’s existing circumstances and provide guidance. Tamim and the board will have to make a decision in that regard.
There are three options open for Tamim at the moment. Pain reduction with injections, rehabilitation and surgery. “In these cases, the operation is a solution,” the board official told an English daily. However, in that case, he should be out of the field for at least four months. ’
As a result, the board official claimed that Tamim may not want to go down that path keeping the World Cup and Asia Cup in mind. “But the big question is whether the operation is possible now,” he said. Because there are two big events ahead. We are waiting to know what the England doctor has to say when he sees Tamim. There are issues of taking alternative injections without surgery, rehabilitation. ’
Another source said Tamim will probably return with an injection. Because, in these cases, within four days of receiving the injection, the player is fit to take the field. However, there is no guarantee of how long that injection will keep the pain away.
“The player will probably be fine for two months without any pain with the injection. Then you have to take the injection again. Again, it works differently for each person. ’
As far as is known, the final decision here will be made by the English doctor. It may even be that the doctor ruled in favor of rehabilitation. If so, Tamim can consider himself lucky. Because, when Tamim felt pain in the waist in the last gym session, it seemed complicated on the MRI.
“It’s not an easy injury, it’s quite complicated. We have to take action accordingly. ’
Tamim missed the Test match against Afghanistan due to this injury. He played the ODI series despite not being 100 per cent fit. Coach Chandika Hathurusingha objected. Board President Nazmul Hasan Papon also strongly criticized.
Tamim retired from all forms of cricket after the first ODI against Afghanistan. He returned 29 hours later. Again, at the request of the Honorable Prime Minister. However, Tamim is standing in the face of an uncertain future at the moment.
In a recent interview, he said he would talk to the board when he returned from England. That’s where he’ll tell you his future plans. Earlier, however, the england journey is putting Tamim in the face of a big test.
It is also true that if this issue is not resolved, the board cannot take any action on the captaincy issue. In the meantime, the board president claimed tamim as the captain of the World Cup. There’s nothing to do. Neither the Asia Cup nor the World Cup has much time to start.