BPL T20 Why did Chittagong Kings drop Tamim?

Tamim Iqbal
It was local hero Tamim Iqbal's absence that was the main talking point, even louder than any talk about the BPL T20 game between Chittagong Kings and Duronto Rajshahi.
The Chittagong Kings team management had said that Tamim would be available for yesterday's match in his hometown and it was widely expected that the left-hander had recovered from the groin injury. But in the end, he was kept out of the final eleven.
According to the player list handed out to the media before the match, Tamim was slated to play in place of Jahurul Islam, but a deletion mark beside his name hinted at the last-minute nature of the withdrawal.
Tamim Iqbal
The team management however explained that the player himself pulled out from the eleven at the last moment, complaining of pain in his groin. But despite this justification, the doubts about the real reason behind his absence failed to be cleared.
The left-handed national opener has been allegedly involved in a bust-up with the franchise's technical director Dean Jones last week though the former Australian batsman has denied of any such occurrence. Tamim's rapport with the Kings' management has not been at its best ever since the team auction last month, said a source close to the owners.

He has so far only played Chittagong's first match against Duronto Rajshahi at Mirpur.

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