Desk Report: Tamim Iqbal’s heavily bandaged left hand stuck out of a blue sling as he sat on the dressing room balcony staring off into space. The international match unfolding in front of him — one that he was at the centre of just an hour and a half ago in hot sunshine before being reduced to a spectator as the Dubai sun was setting– probably did not register, report The daily Star.
He had just returned from the hospital, with the diagnosis being a broken wrist. In other words, his Asia Cup was over.
“When I was in hospital [Mohammad] Mithun and Mushfiqur [Rahim] were having a good partnership, but by the time I had returned Bangladesh had lost two-three quick wickets,” Tamim said yesterday, the day after the Asia Cup opener against Sri Lanka.
In the middle, Mushfiqur had built a 131-run third-wicket partnership with a young player coming back to the side in Mithun after Bangladesh lost two wickets in the first over and Tamim had been put out of commission in the second.
Mithun’s departure at 132 for two sparked a collapse. Roughly around the time Tamim had gotten back, Bangladesh had slumped to 142 for five. After his return, team manager Khaled Mahmud had informed the media that Tamim would definitely not bat again in the match — hardly a revelation for those who saw the left-hander sitting in the balcony.
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