Bangladesh: Abahani regret attack on SL umpires (24 January 1999)
Abahani has expressed regret for the undesirable incident that took place during their Janakantha Premier Division Cricket League clash against Biman on January 15, says a press release
24-Jan-1999
24 January 1999
Bangladesh: Abahani regret attack on SL umpires
Our Sports Reporter
Abahani has expressed regret for the undesirable incident that took
place during their Janakantha Premier Division Cricket League clash
against Biman on January 15, says a press release. But the popular
Dhanmondi-based club have also vented their grievances on the role of
the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolitan (CCDM) during and after
the incident.
To review the incident, a meeting of Abahani Cricket Committee,
chaired by chairman AHM Mustafa Kamal MP, was held at the club on
January 21. The meeting blamed the CCDM, the two Sri Lankan umpires
and the match referee for the incident.
The meeting also condemned a comment by a CCDM official saying that
it was biased and made even before receiving the umpires' report.
After seeing the comment in national dailies the next day, members of
the whole team were demoralised and they eventually lost the match to
Biman.
Finally, the meeting condemned a report published in an English daily
for addressing three Abahani officials as 'thug'. The meeting termed
that report as an ill move to damage the image of the club.
It may be added that three Abahani officials have been punished by
the CCDM, who declared them 'persona non grata' for their involvement
in attack on the umpires on January 15.
Source :: The Bangladesh Daily Star (https://www.dailystarnews.com)