Upon not finding any specific reason for his exclusion from the Bangladesh side ahead of their upcoming series against Sri Lanka, fast bowler Abu Jayed Rahi suspects internal politics due to personal dislike towards him.
Jayed is confident that the coach, captain, and the selectors do not have any reservations against him, but some player(s) in the team may be keen to disfavour him. However, he added that his initial assumption that the team probably wanted to go without pacers was put to rest when he saw Shohidul Islam's inclusion into the squad.
The Sylhet cricketer was the leader of Bangladesh's pace battery until they toured New Zealand earlier this year when he was left out of the playing eleven in both the Tests, despite picking four wickets in the warm-up match.
He also expressed his disappointment at being left out of the playing eleven in South Africa.
Jayed claimed that there was no communication made to him from the board or the team management regarding the decision to drop him downright from the team for the Sri Lanka series.
"I don't think the coach, captain or the selectors have a problem with me. I think someone in the team doesn't like me. I don't think there could be other reasons. If Shohidul [Islam] was not picked, I would've thought that there was no need for pacers here," Jayed was quoted by the Daily Star.
The Fortune Barisal cricketer expressed his utter disappointment and despondency, calling his dropping a cruel and sudden decision that nobody even discussed with him and adding that he has no active contracts, neither with the BCB nor in domestic cricket.
Further, Jayed accused the BCB of blemishing his career and taking away his only source of income by leaving him out of any central or domestic contracts. He said he was part of the team that toured South Africa for the series after rehabilitating post getting injured in the BPL and was subsequently dropped without reason.
Also, the 28-year old paceman questioned the board's basis for dropping him without even seeing his performance. Shortly after returning from a 30-day tour of New Zealand, he went into rehabilitation and didn't get to play in South Africa.
The selectors, however, have chosen not to respond to Jayed's allegations and accusations so far.