BCB wants to respect Tamim's wishes

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said that they were showing respect to Tamim Iqbal's sentiment regarding the reported incident behind his premature departure from England, but they will protest in full force if the player decides to lodge a complaint.

“This is a very sensitive issue and its significance is very high. If something like that happened it is important to report it and take the matter to law enforcement. In fact, I guess something or the other happened. It's not as serious as we are thinking or has appeared in the media,” Hassan told the reporters at his residence yesterday.

“It is really difficult for us. Tamim is such a player you may say our best batsman and a very humble guy. Maybe Tamim was not in a state to file a preliminary report or maybe he didn't think it was necessary

 “When we don't want to disclose the reason behind any incident we generally say it's a personal issue, like someone cites personal reasons when he steps down. Tamim wanted to end this by saying it's a personal issue. Whatever happened, when a player like Tamim doesn't want to talk about it we should respect it. But Bangladesh Cricket Board will raise an uproar if he decides to complain to us,” Hassan told reporters at his residence yesterday.

Hassan however suggested that: “Security must be ensured for every player and you know in the cricket world it is taken seriously. I am not talking about this incident. But I would request all of my players to report to us if something happens. We will take appropriate action.”

For the last few days, Tamim was the centre of discussion following news that he cut short his Essex stint after playing only one match.

Although the batsman cited personal reasons it was learnt from a source close to the BCB that Tamim, who was in England with his wife and one-year-old son for an eight-match commitment to county side Essex Eagles for the Natwest T20 Blast, had cut his stay short after one match because of an attempted hate crime the previous night in Stratford.

The alleged hate crime against Tamim and his family in Stratford also caught the attention of the world media where some condemned and lamented the attack.

Source: thedailystar