BCB served legal notice to include Tamim in WC squad

A legal notice has been served to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to include opener Tamim Iqbal in the world cup squad.

On behalf of Bangladesh Cricket Support Group’s General Secretary Abdullah Al Mamun, Supreme Court lawyer Rasel Al Mamun sent the notice to the BCB on Wednesday. 

In the notice, the BCB has also been asked to remove head coach Chandika Hathurusingha.

However, Tamim Iqbal will clarify everything regarding his exclusion from the World Cup squad in a video massage after the Bangladesh team leave for India this afternoon.

The cricket star made this announcement in a Facebook post.

“I will tell something through a video message regarding the last few days’ happenings after Bangladesh national team’s departure for India,” he wrote in the post. 

Earlier on Tuesday, the BCB announced a 15-member squad, to be led by Shakib Al Hasan and excluding Tamim Iqbal, for the upcoming World Cup in India. 

Bangladesh World Cup squad

Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mahmudullah