ZIM vs BAN: Bangladesh were dealt a major blow after Mushfiqur Rahim withdrew from the ongoing tour of Zimbabwe. The wicketkeeper will travel to Dhaka and cited “family reasons” for his decision to return home. Rahim had played the one-off test last week but missed most of the action after being hit on his hand while batting.
ZIM vs BAN: As per Cricbuzz, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) revealed that Mushfiqur Rahim will miss the white-ball tour of Zimbabwe as he returns home for family reasons. The wicketkeeper had initially opted out of the T20Is and BCB had granted him leave, but with quarantine regulations, Rahim decided to stay put.
JUST IN: Mushfiqur Rahim will miss the remainder of the Zimbabwe tour for personal reasons. He is expected to leave for Dhaka later today. pic.twitter.com/D12nK0kF5k
— ICC (@ICC) July 14, 2021
ZIM vs BAN: A BCB statement read,” Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will miss the remainder of the tour in Zimbabwe for family reasons. Mushfiqur will leave Harare later today and travel to Dhaka. He will miss Bangladesh’s three ODIs against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 16, 18 and 20 July and also the three-match T20 international series that starts at the same venue on 23 July. The Bangladesh Cricket Board requests that all respect the privacy of Mushfiqur and his family at this time.”
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ZIM vs BAN: The BCB and Cricket Australia had agreed that cricketers will have to quarantine for 10 days before entering the bio-bubble in Dhaka ahead of their series. Rahim along with one another player stayed back in Harare to be part of the bio-bubble in Harare, which was being considered as part of the ten-day quarantine. Now with Rahim, travelling back, his participation in the series against Australia remains in doubt. The Australia tour of Bangladesh itself is in doubt with the rise of coronavirus cases, forcing the country into a nationwide lockdown.
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