Sports Desk: Tamim Iqbal slowly returned to the bowling end after ten minutes of batting in the number one indoor net. While talking to assistant coach Nick Pothus, who was standing there, he sat down with his hands on his waist at one point. Despite batting, discomfort was seen in him.
Practice started at 10 a.m. on Sunday (June 11) at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Indoor. It is a relief that Bahati, the opener who was suffering from back pain, returned to practice after missing two days. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief doctor Debashish Chowdhury said that Tamim is being monitored. “If you don’t practice, pain will not be understood at any stage. He is being monitored. He is being looked after by the physio-coach,” said Debashish to the media over the phone. After the practice warm-up, Tamim came indoors and batted against the throwers.
After batting for a while, he rested and batted against the net bowlers again for five minutes. At the time of writing this report, Tamim was batting against Mirage at net number three. Tamim is finishing his batting practice in a light mood. Sometimes he is seen putting his hand on his waist. Tamim’s discomfort is visible whenever he plays a shot on the back foot. Liton Das will lead the only test against Afghanistan.
He could not practice earlier due to a fever. Today, he also returned to practice. The Bangladesh-Afghanistan Test will be played in Mirpur on June 14.
