Najmul said these were just his personal views and he did not like what Tamim had openly expressed about the current position of the BCB, who wanted to change their positions. T20 World Cup 2026 matches from India to Sri Lanka.
“It was a private post. I don’t think it went viral. It was the screenshot of my post that was made viral by people, and I don’t know what people gained from it in the end. I just expressed my personal opinion. I think in a situation like this, we think about the money and not the country. I have nothing against Tamim. I would have said this about anyone else. Tamim’s comments were in line with Indian propaganda and I didn’t like it,” Najmul shared. Sports24.
“Eibar aaro ekjon porikkhito Bharatiya dalaal is aatyoprokash Banglar jonogon duchokh bhore dekhlo (This time Bangladesh has witnessed the self-expression of a proven Indian officer),” he had posted a few days ago.
Utterly reprehensible: Players’ Welfare Association on Najmul’s Tamim comment
The Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh was shocked by Najmul’s comments. The statement also mentioned the lack of respect shown to a player like Tamim who had served Bangladesh For a long time, cricket came as an action unacceptable to the body and painted a bad image of Bangladesh cricket to the entire cricket fraternity.
“A comment made by BCB Managing Director M. Najmul Islam about former national captain Tamim Iqbal has come to the attention of the Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh. We are stunned, shocked and outraged by it. Such a comment by a board official about the most successful opener in the history of Bangladesh, who represented the country for 16 years, is completely condemnable. Not just because it concerns a player like Tamim, but such comments about every cricketer in the country are unacceptable and insulting for the entire cricket community,” their statement said.
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