Bangabandhu T20 Cup: Mushfiqur Rahim loses cool at teammate during a match

Dhaka: Prestigious T20 cricket competition of Bangladesh Bangabandhu T20 Cup’s 2020–21 edition of the tournament is currently in going on. Beximco Dhaka and Fortune Barishal locked horns in the eliminator on Monday in Dhaka.

During the match on Monday (December 14) Dhaka skipper Mushfiqur Rahim lost his cool and nearly hit his teammate Nasum Ahmed for interfering while taking a catch in crucial moments of the match. Mushfiqur’s angry video is doing rounds on social media.

The incident took place in the 17th over of the second innings when Barishal needed 45 runs in 19 deliveries with five wickets in hand. Later on, Mushfiqur Rahim on Tuesday (December 15) apologized to his team-mate Nasum Ahmed and fans for losing his cool during the Bangabandhu T20 Cup encounter against Fortune Barishal.

Taking his social media handle he wrote “Assalamualaikum to all, First of all officially I would like to apologize to all my fans and spectators regarding the incident that happened yesterday during the match, have already apologized after the game to my fellow teammate Nasum. Secondly, I seek forgiveness from the Almighty. I always remember I am a human being above all and the gesture that I have shown was not acceptable at all. Inshaa Allah in near future, I promise it won’t be repeated on the ground or outside the ground. JazakAllah Khair,” Mushfiqur wrote in the apology post.

Dhaka went on to win the match as the Barishal team failed to get it going after Afif Hossain’s dismissal in the 17th over. Barishal could manage only 141 runs after losing nine wickets in 20 overs.