Bangladesh should tour Australia and England more, says Tamim
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Bangladesh's ODI captain, Tamim Iqbal, has expressed his disappointment that his team is not given more opportunities to tour England and Australia.
Since 2010, when they played two Tests and three one-day internationals, Bangladesh has not toured England for a bilateral series.
Despite being soundly defeated in both Test matches, Bangladesh was able to force a decider in the ODI series thanks to a memorable victory in Bristol. Tamim, who was 21 at the time, scored hundreds at Lord's and Old Trafford.
Even longer ago, in 2008, they went on a three-match ODI series as part of a bilateral tour to Australia. The ICC's Future Tours Programme states that they are scheduled to visit there for two Test matches in March 2027.
"That's a long way away now, 2010. But those innings I will always remember. Scoring a hundred in England is not easy, especially for a team like us. The memories are something that, when I've finished cricket, I will take forever in my heart,” Tamim told the UK's Daily Mirror.
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"Those two are really close to my heart, but the most important thing is you guys need to invite us more often. That was the last time we played there, which is unfortunate. Bangladesh is in a situation now where we should tour Australia and England more often and I don't know why that doesn't happen,”
"It's been 13 years now and we haven't been back to England. It's sad actually that we haven't toured again after doing so well, especially in white-ball cricket" he added.
Seven years after England’s last tour to Bangladesh, England made their long-awaited return for three match ODIs and as many T20Is series in March.
"It was amazing to bring them back to Bangladesh," Tamim said.
Tamim only featured in the ODI series after retiring from T20Is last year, with England becoming the first side to beat Bangladesh at home in an ODI series since their last visit before then getting whitewashed 3-0 in their first T20I outing since winning the World Cup.
