The incident in query occurred on June 22 in North Sound, Antigua, the place Bangladesh misplaced the match in opposition to India by a considerable margin of 50 runs.The Tigers made just one change to their enjoying XI, changing Taskin with Jaker Ali.
Taskin Ahmed, in an interview with the Dhaka-based newspaper Ajker Patrika, clarified his stance on the matter. He acknowledged being late however claimed to have arrived on the floor round 30-40 minutes earlier than the toss.
“I used to be a little bit late, however I reached on the floor earlier than the toss. I arrived on the floor round 30-40 minutes earlier than the toss. I missed the staff bus. The bus left the resort at 8.35 am. I left for the bottom at 8.43 am. I nearly reached the bottom with the bus. It’s not as in the event that they did not decide me as a result of I arrived late. I wasn’t going to play anyway,” mentioned the pacer, as quoted by PTI.
Regardless of Taskin’s apology for his actions, veteran all-rounder and former captain Shakib Al Hasan expressed that the pacer’s late arrival made it “troublesome” for him to be chosen.
“The bus often leaves at a sure time. It’s the rule that the staff bus does not look ahead to anybody. If by likelihood somebody misses the bus, they will arrive within the managers’ automobile or a taxi. West Indies is a troublesome place for transport. He arrived 5-10 minutes earlier than the toss, so naturally, it was troublesome for the staff administration to pick him. It was additionally a troublesome scenario for the participant. Taskin apologised to the staff, and everybody took it very usually. It was an unintentional mistake. It ended there,” the all-rounder acknowledged.
Curiously, no effective was levied on Taskin for the incident, in response to reviews. When questioned in regards to the matter, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan acknowledged that he had obtained info from the staff supervisor about Taskin lacking the staff bus however arriving late on the area.
