CALCUTTA (India): Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has pulled out of next month’s Twenty20 and Test tour of India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said in a statement on Saturday.
The 30-year-old is Bangladesh’s top run scorer in all formats.
Tamim said he would likely miss part of the tour to be with his wife as they expect their second child, according to chief selector Minhajul Abedin said.
Bangladesh will play three Twenty20 internationals and two Tests in India in November, starting in Delhi on November 3.
Tamim missed Bangladesh’s recent tri-series T20 tournament due to slide in form.
The left-hander also struggled in the World Cup in England, where he scored only 235 in eight innings, a 29.37 average.
He was later made interim captain for a three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka in the absence of injured regular skipper Mashrafe Mortaza.
But he failed with the bat again, scoring only 21 runs in the entire series, as Bangladesh lost 0-3.
