Bangladesh nationwide cricket crew assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin has lambasted former sports activities advisor Asif Nazrul after he modified his stance on the nationwide crew’s participation within the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Nazrul, who had initially acknowledged that the choice to boycott the event was taken by the federal government, took “U-turn” earlier than leaving workplace, claiming that the decision was made by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the gamers, which Salahuddin termed a “blatant lie”.
“He informed such blatant lies. I’m a instructor myself, and lecturers usually lie a bit much less. That he would say such lies so overtly – I actually cannot even think about it. How will I even present my face in entrance of the boys? He took such a U-turn,” Salahuddin was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
“He’s a instructor, and a instructor at Dhaka College. An individual from the best academic establishment of my nation saying such lies – we won’t settle for this. How can we settle for this? He mentioned one factor earlier and later took a U-turn.”
He additional revealed that Bangladesh gamers had been dejected for lacking the World Cup, including that “two of my gamers went numb for days”.
“Look, when a boy goes to play a World Cup, he carries his dream – his 27-year-old dream – with him. You destroy that dream in a single second. Positive, if it is a nation’s choice taken for nationwide causes, they’ll sacrifice for the nation. However when you speak about loss, I’ll discuss solely about private loss. Personally, you fully ended a boy’s dream. I do know that two of my gamers went numb for days, fully misplaced,” mentioned Salahuddin.
“The truth that we had been capable of carry them again onto the sector on this event is itself an enormous factor. I feel that is the largest success of my teaching life – that they got here again onto the sector and scored runs once more. An individual goals for a few years of enjoying a World Cup. Cash is an element, however it’s a small one. What actually issues is the World Cup he has dreamed about all his life – he needed to play that World Cup,” he mentioned.
“Look, for the sake of the nation, I am additionally able to sacrifice many issues, and the boys are prepared too. However did I put my hand on a boy’s head and say, ‘Son, you could not play due to this’? If issues had been communicated correctly, I feel many issues might have been accepted,” he added.
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