'It might have affected the team' - Shakib Al Hasan on verbal tussle with Tamim Iqbal affecting team morale in CWC 2023

Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan. (Photo Source: X(Twitter)

Bangladesh's woes in the ODI World Cup 2023 continued as they lost their fifth straight game in the competition on Saturday, October 28 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Scott Edwards-led Netherlands defeated the Asian side by 87 runs in a low-scoring contest at the iconic venue.

After the defeat, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan admitted that his verbal tussle with Tamim Iqbal prior to the start of the marquee event could have affected the morale of the players in his team. For the unversed, Tamim was excluded from Bangladesh's 15-member squad for the ODI World Cup on fitness grounds.

However, the southpaw later revealed that he had asked the selectors to not pick him after being asked by a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) member to relinquish his opening slot and bat in the middle order. Shakib publicly termed Tamim's behaviour as childish.

“It might have affected the team. It’s not unusual. You don’t know what an individual has in his mind but I am not disagreeing with the fact that (the controversy) might have affected us," Shakib said after the loss against the Netherlands.

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