Bangladesh’s Keeper Mushfiqur Rahim Apologises After Angry Confrontation with Teammate
Following an angry confrontation after a collision with a teammate that almost resulted in a dropped catch in a domestic T20 game, Bangladesh’s most capped player, Mushfiqur Rahim, apologised for his actions and shared a post on Facebook to the effect.
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Rahim Criticised on Social Media
The former Bangladesh skipper apologised to Nasum Ahmed on Tuesday after an on-field confrontation during a Twenty20 competition. Nasum Ahmed faced the wrath of Bangladesh’s keeper after nearly colliding with him when both players went for a catch simultaneously. 33-year-old Mushfiqur took the catch but afterwards gave vent to his anger as he appeared ready to throw the ball at Nasum or even strike him with his hand. Rahim’s actions during the Bangabandhu Twenty20 Cup game between Beximco Dhaka and Fortune Barishal led to a storm of criticism on social media.
When Fortune Barishal batted, they made steady progress despite losing wickets. They were 96/5 at the end of 16 overs. On the last ball of the 17th over, Islam bowling to Hossain delivered a short ball outside the off stump. Trying to pull the ball, the batsman ended up ballooning it to short fine leg. Nasum ran to take the catch but Mushfiqur beat him to it. The players came close to colliding and after taking the catch, the skipper appeared to threaten to throw the ball at Nasum.
A photo of Mushfiqur and Nasum accompanied the Facebook post. Match referee Roqibul Hasan said that the authorities had considered Rahim’s good track record in the past but that they also had warned the former Bangladesh captain that he would be “in trouble” if he repeated the act.
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