Bangladesh allegedly dropped vice-captain Taskin Ahmed from the essential Tremendous Eights conflict towards India on the T20 World Cup as he overslept and missed the group bus, a declare the pacer refuted, stating it was for group mixture causes.
Bangladesh misplaced the sport, held on June 22 in North Sound, Antigua by 50 runs with the Tigers making just one change, changing Taskin with Jaker Ali.
“I used to be slightly late, however I reached on the floor earlier than the toss,” Taskin mentioned.
“I arrived on the floor round 30-40 minutes earlier than the toss. I missed the group bus. The bus left the resort at 8.35am. I left for the bottom at 8.43am. I virtually reached the bottom with the bus. It isn’t as in the event that they didn’t decide me as a result of I arrived late. I wasn’t going to play anyway,” he added.
Taskin made his means again into the enjoying XI for Bangladesh’s subsequent recreation, towards Afghanistan on June 24.
Though Taskin apologised for his actions, veteran all-rounder and former captain Shakib Al Hasan mentioned the pacer’s late arrival made it “tough” for him to be chosen.
“The bus often leaves at a sure time. It’s the rule that the group bus doesn’t look forward to anybody,” Shakib advised reporters on Tuesday.
“If by probability somebody misses the bus, they will arrive within the managers’ automotive or a taxi. West Indies is a tough place for transport. He arrived 5-10 minutes earlier than the toss, so naturally it was tough for the group administration to pick him.
“It was additionally a tough state of affairs for the participant. Taskin apologised to the group, and everybody took it very usually. It was an unintentional mistake. It ended there.”
In accordance with the report, there was no high quality levied on Taskin for the incident.
When questioned concerning the incident, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan, mentioned, “Once I noticed that Taskin wasn’t within the XI, I known as (group supervisor) Rabeed (Imam), who advised me that Taskin missed the group bus,” Hassan mentioned. “However (Rabeed mentioned that) he’s now within the discipline, he arrived a bit late. I’ll learn the report from the involved division.”