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| 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.
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| 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.
