Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan has slammed the International Cricket Council over the suspension of Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed.
The BCB chief on Friday said the ICC has done injustice by banning Taskin in the middle of an important tournament like the 2016 World Twenty20.
Nazmul believes Bangladesh cricket will have to go through difficult times in the future too and is of the opinion that the ICC would have never taken such a harsh decision if the bowlers were from any other team.
“All my life I knew that a bowler gets suspended if he bowls an illegal delivery in a particular game. But Taskin got suspended despite not bowling any illegal delivery in that game (against the Netherlands). This has happened for the first time in history. The match referee (Andy Pycroft) had said all of his deliveries in that game were suspicious but during the test, none of the deliveries were found illegal. So this is a new learning curve for us in that a bowler can get suspended in this way. This is something new to us,” said Nazmul.
“I think the ICC should think again regarding the decision against Taskin. This is sheer injustice. If there is any setback in Bangladesh cricket, this is it. Bangladesh cricket has been finished. Taskin was a major bowler of the team. He is not only the fastest among the Bangladesh bowlers but also one of the fastest in the whole World T20. He has been playing regularly for Bangladesh for the last two years now. It is hard to accept his suspension,” the BCB supremo added.
Nazmul said anyone who thinks his claims about Taskin are incorrect should come forward and challenge him. The BCB boss, who is also a member of the Bangladesh parliament, hinted that there are propagandas against the progress of Bangladesh cricket.
“If anyone thinks that I am wrong, they should come and prove me wrong. The ICC still has the opportunity to do prove me wrong. The World Cup is still ongoing, lets see if they can suspect two bowlers of any team and suspend them. Let them set an example, then I will have nothing to say on the Taskin issue. I cannot accept a suspension that has come for no reason and against a key bowler of a team,” said Nazmul before adding, “Everyone knows about it (propagandas against Bangladesh). Let them do all these things to Bangladesh if it makes them happy. We will have to keep on playing under these difficult situations. We have nothing much to say.”
