Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal will also miss the T20I home series against Pakistan which is set to take place this month. Due to injury and lack of match time, Tamim withdrew himself from the ongoing T20 World Cup. He rather took part in the Everest Premier League in Nepal but couldn’t complete the event as he sustained a fresh injury on his thumb. The left-handed batter recently said he would make a comeback with the Test series against Pakistan. Also read: Shakib ruled out of T20 World Cup The star batter is now close to making a comeback to competitive cricket with the ongoing National Cricket League for Chattogram. “I would start batting from November 7,” Tamim told a media recently. “I’ve talked to the doctors and they advised me to start batting a week later. I’m eyeing to take part in the fifth round of NCL.” Tamim played his last international match in July this year against Zimbabwe. Against the same opponent, he played his last T20I match back in 2020. Also read: ICC T20 World Cup: Bangladesh, India can still qualify for Semifinals if …

Bangladesh opener and ODI captain Tamim Iqbal is set to miss the home series against Australia and New Zealand in August and September, respectively. The left-handed batsman has been suffering from a leg injury that he has sustained during the Sri Lanka tour earlier this year. He had recovered well to play an ODI series in May. He also took part in the Dhaka Premier League T20. Also read: Tamim, Shohan guide Tigers to ODI series sweep against Zimbabwe Tamim missed the one-off Test against Zimbabwe earlier this month due to the same injury. He is now coming back home without playing the three-match T20 series against the hosts. “Tamim has been advised to stay out of cricket for at least six to eight weeks,” Minhajul Abedin, the chief selector of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), told the media.  “He will now miss the Australia and New Zealand series at home. He is coming back home with Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam. We asked Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Mithun and Mosaddek Hossain to stay with the team for the T20 series,” Minhajul added.  Also read: Chakabva, Raza, Burl propel Zimbabwe to 298 in 3rd ODI Bangladesh have played a one-off Test and three ODIs in Zimbabwe and won all the matches.  In the last ODI on Tuesday, Tamim hit his 14th ODI ton off 87 balls. It was his fastest ton in the format. 

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal is planning to retire from one format of international cricket in the coming months. The left-handed batsman recently led the Tigers in a three-match ODI series in New Zealand. He returned home after the series and skipped the T20 series citing personal reasons. "There are many cricketers around who retired from one format to prolong their career," Tamim told Cricbuzz. "So, if I want to play for five or six more years, I won't be able to play all three formats of the game." Also read: Tamim to skip New Zealand T20Is for personal reasons "Like many other cricketers, I have to quit at least one format so that I can give my best to the other two formats," he continued. Tamim came under immense criticism over the last few years for his slow batting in limited-over cricket. So, it was assumed that the left-hander would leave the T20 first, but he said otherwise. "T20 cricket is still not out of my mind," Tamim said. "I don't want to mention what format I would like to leave first. It can be any format of international cricket." Also read: New Zealand Series will define Tamim’s captaincy "Of course the T20 World Cup in 2021 in India is on my sight," Tamim said when he was asked if he is going to quit T20 before this year's T20 World Cup. "I am not 36 or 37; so why not? I have a plan for my career." "I know which format I want to play longer and which format I want to leave early. But for now, I don't want to disclose everything to everyone."

Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said he would have gone on the Pakistan tour if he were part of the Test or T20 squad.