ACC Trophy: Cricketers return to a 'quite' welcome (15 October 1998)

15 October 1998

ACC Trophy: Cricketers return to a 'quite' welcome

Our Sports Reporter

The victorious Bangladesh team, who successfully retained the ACC trophy with a crushing eight-wicket win over Malaysia in the final held in Nepal on Tuesday, returned home last evening.

State Minister for Youth and Sports Obaidul Quader, and Deputy Minister for Shipping and BCB president Saber Hossain Chowdhury greeted warmly the team members with flower bouquets at the airport tarmac.

Although there were no other senior BCB officials present, Board member Manjurul Islam Manju stood beside his president during the welcoming of the team. The bespectacled BCB official, apparently always eager to be in pictures, was seen standing between the two ministers at ZIA to receive the team. It may be recalled that the team picture of the victorious Bangladesh team, beamed by different agencies after they won the ICC trophy last year, was ruined by Mr. Manju in check shorts.

The Biman flight from Kathmandu landed at the ZIA 45 minutes behind schedule. According to Captain Mohammad, they delayed the landing because there were some problems with the runway at ZIA.

On their arrival, the cricketers were granted a much-deserved two days leave. The team will gather again at BKSP on Saturday to prepare for their limited-overs match against England at the same venue on October 23, one day before the start of the Wills International Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

Enayet Hossain Siraj, chairman of the Selection Committee, who accompanied the team in the capacity of manager, told The Daily Star that the Selection Committee will sit today to finalise the team which will play against England.

Bangladesh Television will telecast tomorrow at 9 pm the highlights of the ACC trophy final between Bangladesh and Malaysia which was played at the Tribhuvan University ground in Kathmandu, Nepal last Tuesday.

Source :: The Bangladesh Daily Star (https://www.dailystarnews.com)