DTVHINDIBreaking: Big turmoil in Bangladesh cricket, head coach Chandika Hathurusingha suspended
We have sent a notice to him (Hathurusingha) today and have suspended him from the post of head coach – BCB President Farooq Ahmed. Chandika Hathurusingha (Photo Source: Bangladesh cricket team recently visited India, the team had to face defeat in both the Test and T20 series. Team India clean swept Bangladesh in both the series. Meanwhile, there is an uproar in Bangladesh cricket. Bangladesh Cricket Board has suspended head coach Chandika Hathurusingha. The news was announced by BCB President Farooq Ahmed on Tuesday, October 15. For this reason Chandika Hathurusingha was suspended According to several media reports, Chandika Hathurusingha had slapped a Bangladesh cricketer during the ODI World Cup 2023 in India, which is said to be the main reason for her suspension. Hathurusingha will be released from his contract after the completion of his suspension period. Let us tell you, during the tenure of Hathurusingha, Bangladesh’s performance in both the ODI World Cup 2023 and T20 World Cup 2024 was disappointing. Apart from this, Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed Phil Simmons as the interim coach of the team. He will take charge till the matches against South Africa, UAE, West Indies and the Champions Trophy. We have sent a notice to Hathurusingha today – BCB President Speaking on The Daily Star, Bangladesh Cricket Board President Farooq Ahmed said, We have sent a notice to him (Hathurusingha) today and have suspended him from the post of head coach. We have decided to appoint interim head coaches for South Africa, UAE, West Indies and ICC Champions Trophy. Hathusingha has been asked to respond to the notice within 48 hours and his suspension will come into effect with immediate effect. His contract will then be suspended, with Phil Simmons appointed as the new interim head coach. They will work till the Champions Trophy.
‘I and my family are safe right now’ Liton Das on news of house burning amid political turmoil in Bangladesh
Liton Das has termed the news of burning of the house as a rumour. Litton Das (Image Credit- Twitter X) The political situation in India’s neighboring country Bangladesh is not stable at this time. The country is currently facing student-led protests. The protests became so violent that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League party, which has been in power for 15 years, had to leave the country. On the other hand, according to media reports, more than 300 people have lost their lives in this protest. Also, some news of arson and riots is constantly coming from Bangladesh. Meanwhile, news came that the rioters have set fire to the house of Bangladesh wicketkeeper batsman Litton Das. But now Das has completely denied this news, calling it a rumour. Regarding this, Das has posted a post in Bangla language from his official Facebook profile, in which he has talked about the attack and arson at his residence. In his post, he has said that any such news is completely baseless and no such incident has happened. Das has said that he and his family are completely safe. See the screenshot of the post made on Liton Das’ Facebook profile On the other hand, if we talk about the Bangladesh cricket team in cricket, then it will be seen in action from August 21. Let us tell you that Bangladesh will tour Pakistan for a 2-match Test series. The first Test match will be played between the two teams on August 21 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, while the second Test match will be played at the National Stadium in Karachi from August 30. After the tour of Pakistan, Bangladesh will tour India for a two-match Test and three-match T20 series. Bangladesh’s tour of India will begin with the first match on September 19.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: BCB wants to retain hosting rights amid political turmoil
Women’s T20 World Cup is proposed in October 2024 Bangladesh Cricket Board (Image Credit- Twitter X) Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: This time the Women’s T20 World Cup will be played in Bangladesh. However, looking at the situation prevailing in Bangladesh for some time, there seems to be a cloud over Bangladesh’s hosting rights. But even amid the ongoing political turmoil in the country, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) wants to retain the hosting rights of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 at any cost. It is worth noting that this time the 9th season of the tournament is proposed for the first time in the country in the month of October. The first match will be played on October 3, while the final match will be played on October 20. So, BCB is making every possible effort with the recently formed interim government in the country. However, the political situation in Bangladesh is so bad that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Awami League, who was in power for 15 years, had to leave the country. A big statement from the CEO of BCB came out Let us tell you that the Bangladesh Cricket Board had written a letter to the Army Chief regarding providing security during the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the country. So now BCB Chief Chief Executive Officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury said about this- We had written a letter to the Army Chief regarding security, but by then the interim government had been formed. Since it has been formed now, they will give it priority as required. As of now, we have spoken to them and the sooner we get a response, the better we will be able to understand the situation. We spoke to them very late yesterday (Thursday) and they had very little time for it. Also, let us tell you that amid the political turmoil in the country, the Bangladesh Cricket Board is not able to carry out its daily work. Most of the people involved in the top leadership of the board are not present in Bangladesh at the moment. It will be interesting to see how long it will take for the board to function like before?
PCB changed its cricketing schedule amid the turmoil in Bangladesh! Matches will be played on this day
On August 26, Bangladesh A will play their first first over match against Pakistan Shaheens. PCB (Image Credit- Twitter) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has recently announced changes in the schedule of the upcoming cricket tour against Bangladesh A. Let us tell you that two four-day matches and three 50-over matches will be played between Bangladesh A and Pakistan Shaheens. However, now PCB has announced a change in the previously decided schedule of these matches. Bangladesh A is arriving in Pakistan on 10 August for this tour. So on this tour, Bangladesh A will be seen playing all its matches at the Islamabad Club ground. On the other hand, if we talk about the full cricket schedule of Bangladesh A against Pakistan Shaheens, then both the teams will be seen practicing on 11 and 12 August. After this, the first four-day match between the two teams will start from 13 to 16 August. After this, both the teams will be seen training and practicing again on 18 and 19 August. After this practice session, the second four-day match will be played between Bangladesh A and Pakistan Shaheens between 20 and 23 August. Immediately after this, the first 50-over match between the two teams will be played on 26 August, the second on 28 August and the last 50-over match will be played on 30 August. Pakistan announces Test team against Bangladesh Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the 17-member Pakistan team for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh starting on August 21. The command of the team has been handed over to Shan Masood. Pakistan’s 17-man squad for the Test series against Bangladesh: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Amir Jamal (subject to fitness), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper) and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Turmoil in Pakistan cricket, Haris Rauf may announce retirement soon!
Haris Rauf seen playing in Big Bash League 2024 (BBL) Harris Rauf. (Image Source: Twitter) Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf is thinking of retiring from international cricket. This news about Rauf has come from media reports. He was criticized a lot after withdrawing his name from the Australia Test series, after which discussions about his retirement intensified. Recently, Haris Rauf revealed that he had to face a lot of criticism after being ruled out of the Test series against Australia in December 2023 and after which he thought of retiring from international cricket. He also said that he had become quite discouraged by the criticism. Had withdrawn his name from Australia series Let us tell you that Pakistan recently played a three-match Test series against Australia, in which it had to face a clean sweep. Haris Rauf had withdrawn his name from this series and was then seen playing in the Big Bash League (BBL), for which he was criticized a lot. He also said that due to the criticism, he had made up his mind to retire and then later withdrew the decision after consulting friends and family. Rauf has participated in only one test match so far Earlier, the fast bowler had told former head coach Mickey Arthur about his workload issue during the ODI World Cup 2023 in India. He told that Due to his previous experience of injuries while playing the longest format, his body was unable to handle the heavy workload of bowling in three Test matches. Will not be able to cope. Mickey Arthur had advised him to play the Test series against Australia, but despite this he did not play in the series. Haris played the only Test match of his career against England in December 2022, in which he got injured after bowling 13 overs. ODI World Cup 2023 was very bad for Haris Rauf. He proved to be very expensive and could take only 16 wickets. During this period his economy was 6.74. read this also- Cricket Buzz: Know about the amazing tweet of January 16 which is going viral very fast
