Taskin Ahmed
Taskin denies claims of getting dropped for missing team bus
|| CF DESK ||
Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed on Wednesday clarified that he wasn't dropped from the World Cup match against India due to missing team bus.
It was known that the vice-captain of the team Taskin missed the team bus as he 'Overslept' the night before the match. However, he took to social media to clear all the doubts and flying rumours regarding the matter and expressed a differed version of the story.
"Firstly, I would like everyone to know that most of the news and information which is being spread are nothing more than rumours and I would hope that the fans treat it as the same," Taskin posted on his Facebook page.
"Secondly, I would like to clarify what actually happened on the day of the incident. I admit I woke up later than usual and something for which I have already apologised to the entire team and management,"
"I woke at 8:37 am and went to the lobby at 8:43 am and as soon as my ride was ready I left our hotel at 9:00 am. I entered the stadium at 9:40 am, 20 minutes before the match toss at 10:00 am. We sang the national anthem at 10:15 am and the match started at 10:30 am,"
The reason for the player being left out is still not confirmed. As Taskin attended the pre-match press conference the previous day, which is a strange choice on the team's part if they had planned to drop him anyway.
In a recent interaction with the media Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan seemed to imply Taskin was left out for being late, "Taskin reached the ground five-ten minutes before the toss. So it was a tough call for the management, tough for the player as well. Taskin apologised to the whole team. Everyone makes mistakes. It was unintentional. The matter was over there itself."