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Later, Mashrafe posted a video message where he backed his Tigers team mate, and asked everyone concerned with Bangladesh cricket to leave the incident firmly behind them. The Bangladesh ODI captain also congratulated Chittagong on their 11-run victory, and praised opposition fast bowler and the newly married Taskin Ahmed for his match-changing spell.Mashrafe said in the video, "Assalamualaikum. I hope everyone is doing well. First of all, I want to congratulate Chittagong Vikings. They played well to beat us. Bat or ball, they played exceptionally outstanding cricket. We were unable to play well. Of course, at times we played well but overall, they deserved to win. Actually the reason for me doing this video is because of something that has gone way beyond control. I want to say I have received a lot of love from people. I got a lot of things from them. But at the same time I think Subashish also deserves love because he too plays for Bangladesh. The incident that happened at the field, I have already said in the press conference that as a senior, I should not have reacted in such a way. "Because you can say it all started with me. Maybe he wanted to throw the ball but if I had not reacted, he might have returned to bowl the next ball. I have already said sorry. I think you guys have understood already. It is better to leave behind the things which happen on the field. At the same time, he is a very promising fast bowler. It is not like he has appeared all of a sudden and started playing. He has also overcome a lot of obstacles in order to play for Bangladesh. I am also doing the same thing. A lot of incidents take place on the field. We all treat them casually. I don’t know why [Wednesday] should be an exception. Obviously he is my younger brother so I apologised to him. "I should not have said the things which I said. I should not have started it. Then maybe he would have been cool. At that time, both the teams were in with a chance of winning. Hopefully you guys are understanding what I’m trying to say and mean. Please, this is my humble request, don’t take it further. Bring an end to this now. Subashish is my team mate, and my younger brother as well, so we should not remember these things. If you do extend this situation further, things might not be good for Subashish, as well as me. This is my request. And again, congratulations to Chittagong Vikings. Congratulations to Subashish for his brilliant bowling. And I would also like to congratulate the newly-married Taskin for his brilliant spell. I hope your conjugal life and cricket career will blossom simultaneously. Thank you everyone." Meanwhile, Taskin went live from Subashish’s facebook profile Wednesday night. Vikings batsman Anamul Haque and Mashrafe were also present in the room as both Rangpur and Chittagong resided at the same hotel in Sylhet for their BPL matches. Following some light-hearted moments, Taskin asked if Subashish wanted to say something regarding the incident. Subashish at first felt shy and did not want to say anything. Eventually Subashish requested Mashrafe to speak, saying, “Brother, please say something.” Mashrafe greeted everyone and said, “Me and Subashish are fine. You guys should also be in peace."
