Published 14:34 IST, October 28th 2019
BCB President claims there are people trying to sabotage India tour
The President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has made a huge claim that there are people trying to sabotage Bangladesh's tour of India starting Nov 3.
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Banglesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan 'Papon' has alleged that re have been constant attempts to sabot Banglesh's upcoming tour of India and strike by country's top cricketers with 11-point demand was an extension of that. Banglesh players called off strike after BCB agreed to ir demands of better pay pack at international and first-class level days before ir four-week-long tour of India where y are supposed to play 3 T20s and two Tests.
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're is a conspiracy': Hasan
"You people (media) haven't yet seen anything about India tour. Just wait and watch. If I am saying that I h specific information that this was a conspiracy to sabot India tour, n you should believe me," Hasan told country's premier bengali daily 'Prothom Alo' in an interview.
Asked to explain in detail why he thought so, Hasan has expressed his suspicion in manner senior opener Tamim Iqbal has pulled out of tour citing his wife's delivery as a reason after initially agreeing to only skip final Test."Tamim h initially told me that he will only skip second Test (in Kolkata from vember 22-26) for birth of his second child. However, after meeting with players, Tamim comes to my room and said, he wants to opt-out of whole tour. I asked him 'why so?' but he simply said he won't go," Hasan revealed to Bengali daily.
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Hasan reckons that re could be a few more pull-outs
Banglesh are due to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday, October 30 but BCB president is sceptical that re could be a few more pull-outs."w after this, I won't be surprised if I find that someone else pulls out at eleventh hour when we would be left with or options. I have called Shakib to have a chat. w if he also pulls out, where do I even find a captain? I might have to change whole combination. What do I even do with se players," he said. top boss is still livid with arm-twisting tactic employed by senior cricketers and feels he me a mistake by agreeing to ir demands."I still can't believe it. I speak to m every day. y didn't even intimate me before calling a strike. I feel that it was a mistake on my part to have agreed to ir demands. I should have never done that," he said. "I should have told players, 'Unless you call off strike, we will t sit with you guys across negotiation table. Speaking to various member boards, I felt that this should have been our approach but media also created pressure on us," Hasan also ded.
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13:56 IST, October 28th 2019