Nafees Iqbal, former Bangladesh opener and current member of the national team management, provided an explanation for his departure from the side during an international match.
During the recent home series against New Zealand, Nafees served as the operational manager for the national team.
Last Tuesday, he arrived at the stadium to fulfill the same role in the third and final One Day International.
However, at some point after the match commenced, he left the stadium, sparking rumors of his resignation from the national team.
Nafees, who played 11 Test matches and 16 ODIs for Bangladesh, addressed the situation in a late-night statement Wednesday.
"I am also human and carry emotions like everyone else," he wrote in a social media post, attributing his decision to leave the team to the emotional impact of learning that he would not be a part of the Bangladesh contingent in the World Cup earlier that morning.
"I certainly did not resign from the Bangladesh Cricket Board, and my action had no relation to the ongoing situation of my younger brother Tamim Iqbal," he further clarified.
"The World Cup team was announced six-seven hours after my departure from the ground."
Nafees emphasized that he followed all necessary protocols when leaving the field.
He said he informed head coach Chandika Hathurusingha first and then completed the protocol he needed to follow to leave the stadium.
The Bangladesh team are currently in Guwahati, India, where they will play two official warm-up matches ahead of the main event, set to commence on October 5.
Bangladesh's first match is against Afghanistan on October 7 in Dharamshala.