Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday asked out-of-form teammate Tamim Iqbal to take some time away from international cricket, saying he will emerge stronger after some rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bangladesh were whitewashed 0-3 in a one-day international series in Sri Lanka after Tamim was made the interim captain in the absence of regular skipper Mashrafe Mortaza and vice-captain Shakib.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tamim struggled with form throughout the series, making just 21 runs in three matches with scores of 0, 19 and 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think the important thing for him now is to take some rest, recover well, feel fresh and come back strongly. I am sure he will do this,\u201d Shakib said of Tamim to reporters in Dhaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sri Lanka series came after a string of poor performances in the World Cup in England when Tamim, the leading run-scorer for Bangladesh in all three formats, failed to meet the expectations of the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He scored just 235 runs in eight innings at 29.37, which included only one fifty against Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bangladesh were hoping Tamim would lift his game in Sri Lanka, where they were also missing other key players including Liton Das and Mohammad Saifuddin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are a lot of negatives. We have to hold it tight and come back strong,\u201d Tamim said after the team\u2019s 122-run defeat in Wednesday\u2019s third and final game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shakib, who is expected to play in next month\u2019s home series against Afghanistan, said Bangladesh should rotate players to keep them fresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not possible for a player to play when he feels stretched. So these breaks are important. These breaks also create opportunity for others,\u201d said Shakib.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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