“Then I told him, ‘If that’s what you’re thinking, do one thing, don’t send me there. I don’t want to be a part of this dirty game. I’m not going to overcome a new obstacle every day.
Tamim alleged that the management or cricket board members were deliberately giving false news to the media.
“What I felt, I don’t know if I am right or not, was the news spread in the media. Many people have a tendency to hide one big thing and feed another thing to the media. He said, “He will play five matches, how can we select him.”
“What I feel is that if you really want me, you should make me mentally free and happy. Because I am coming out of a very bad phase for three-four months. If the same thing had been presented to me in a different way, perhaps I would have reacted differently, perhaps I would have accepted it. But if suddenly someone asks you not to play without any reason and if you play, we are discussing making you bat lower in the order, I am not sure how fair that is.