National opener Tamim Iqbal will fly to Singapore on Thursday for treatment to his injured neck. It was learnt the south-paw failed to get a concrete answer on his injury from the panel of the Bangladesh Cricket Board physiotherapists and thus after getting permission from the board president Nazmul Hasan, Tamim will see a doctor in Singapore.
“The MRI reports revealed that I am suffering from disc bulge and muscle strain. No one in Dhaka is being able to give a tentative time of the recovery. This is why I am going to Singapore. I have applied for the visa and will leave on Thursday,” Tamim told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday.
Tamim sustained the neck injury ahead of the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka earlier this month in Chittagong. However he appeared in the second T20 game but the increasing trouble due to the injury kept him out of the three match ODI series which Bangladesh lost 3-0. Later he was also kept out of the Asia Cup squad.
The hard-hitting batsman wished Bangladesh the best of luck for the tournament. “The series against Sri Lanka was not a good one for us for which it is important for us to regroup and gain the confidence. I will request the fans and the media to keep less pressure on the team,” said Tamim.
Tamim thinks that the weight of expectation caused the Tigers to perform badly against Sri Lanka and added, “Everyone wants Bangladesh to perform and we also want to play well. I believe Bangladesh will perform well in the Asia Cup. This is important as there is another big event (ICC World Twenty20) after this.”
