Bangladesh (Commonwealth) _ Bangladesh cricket star bowler, vice-captain Taskin Ahmed denied the accusation that he did not play during the crucial Super Eights match against India at the T20 World Cup not because he overslept and missed the team bus it was due to Bangladesh cricket team combination issues.
“I was a little late, but I reached the ground before the toss,” Taskin told the Dhaka-based daily Ajker Patrika. “About thirty to forty minutes before the toss, I arrived at the location. The team bus was missing from me. At 8.35 a.m., the bus departed the hotel.
“At 8.43 a.m., I headed for the ground. I almost brought the bus down to the ground. It’s not like my late arrival prevented them from choosing me. In any case, I wasn’t going to play,” he said.
When Bangladesh pulled out of the recently finished T20 World Cup, many were surprised with Bangladesh team decision not to play with their star bowler and vice-captain, Taskin Ahmed, against India in a crucial Super 8 match in Antigua. Some cricket fans raised their eyebrows and expressed dissatisfaction.
The right-arm quick talked about his exclusion and acknowledged that, while he arrived at the stadium before the coin toss was completed, he did miss the team bus on the match day.
Despite missing the squad bus on match day, the right-arm quick revealed his exclusion and acknowledged that he was at the stadium.
The Tigers made just one alteration to the lineup, swapping Taskin for Jaker Ali, and Bangladesh lost by 50 runs in the match played on June 22 in North Sound, Antigua.
Taskin returned to the Bangladeshi starting lineup for their subsequent match against Afghanistan on June 24. Taskin apologized for his behavior, but it was “difficult” for him to be picked, according to experienced all-rounder and former captain Shakib Al Hasan, because of the pacer’s late arrival.
“Usually, the bus departs at a specific time. The squad bus doesn’t wait for anyone, as per the regulation,” Shakib said reporters on Tuesday.
“If someone happens to miss the bus, they can get there in a cab or the manager’s vehicle. The West Indies is a challenging location to go. It was understandably challenging for the team management to choose him because he arrived five to ten minutes before the toss.
The star player found it to be a challenging circumstance as well. Everyone responded to Taskin’s apology to the team in a typical manner. The error was inadvertent. That was the end of it.
Taskin did not get a fine for the event, according to the article. When asked about the event, President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board Nazmul Hassan stated, “I called (team manager) Rabeed (Imam) when I noticed that Taskin wasn’t in the XI, and he informed me that Taskin hadn’t made it to the team bus.” “However, according to Reed, he came a little late and is now in the field.
Taskin played a crucial role in defeating India’s June 2015 and April 2015 whitewashing of Pakistan. Taskin had been brilliant in bawling against India throughout his cricketing career. As the first bowler from Bangladesh to appear in an ODI, he grabbed five wickets against India on June 17, 2014.
Taskin was chosen to play for Bangladesh in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20. But after bowling an unlawful action during the event, he was barred from bowling in international cricket.
He was included in Bangladesh’s team for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in September 2021. He took eight wickets in five matches during the 2022 T20 World Cup, making him the top wicket-taker from Bangladesh.
In Bangladesh’s T20 series against Ireland in March 2023, Taskin achieved his career-best T20I numbers of 4-16 by forcing the visiting Irish to slow down with a three-wicket burst in the fourth over and then taking another wicket in the final over.
He was included in Bangladesh’s team for the 2023 Cricket World Cup in September of 2023. He was included in Bangladesh’s team for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in May of that year.
As of right now, Taskin is the quickest bowler in Bangladeshi cricket history. Taskin recorded a speed of 149.3 km/h in a 2021 T-20 World Cup match, surpassing the previous record of 148 km/h set by Mashrafe Mortaza in a 2001 Test match against New Zealand in Hamilton. Taskin can routinely bowl at a speed of about 140 km/h (87 mph).
When Mashrafe was hurt, the national team suddenly opened up for him. On April 1, 2014, he made his Twenty20 International debut, taking Glenn Maxwell’s wicket. Prior to the T20 World Cup, Bangladesh Cricket Board chief medical officer Debashish Chowdhury had given assurances that pacer Taskin Ahmed, who was recovering from an injury in the USA, would heal in time and be fit for the team’s June 8 opening match against Sri Lanka.
Taskin’s displaced fracture in his right side of the ribcage healed, but he was still included in Bangladesh’s 15-man team for the T20 championship. Debashish Chowdhury, however, was pleased with the pacer’s development in light of the most recent MRI scan results.
