In a pivotal Super Eight match during the T20 World Cup 2024, Bangladesh played India, and Taskin Ahmed was left out of the starting lineup.
Taskin Ahmed was noticeably missing from Bangladesh’s pivotal Super Eight match against India in the T20 World Cup 2024 last month. In North Sound, Antigua, he was substituted by wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali in a match that India won by 50 runs.
When Najmul Hossain Shanto said during the toss that Taskin wasn’t in the playing XI, many supporters were confused. One of the most seasoned players in the Bangladeshi team, the right-arm bowler had participated in multiple matches against India.
Bangladesh lost all three of their matches and ultimately ended up fourth in Group 1 at the end of the Super Eight stage. A few days after the big event came to an end, an official from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) disclosed that Taskin had slept in late and had failed to board the team bus in time for the match against the Men in Blue. He continued by confirming that the Dhaka native had expressed regret to his teammates for his mistake.
The official stated on Monday, “It is true that Taskin joined the team later after missing the team bus.” “However, the coach alone can explain why he did not play—whether or not he was part of the plan (against India)
“If there was any issue (between coach and the player) how he played the next game against Afghanistan,” he said. “He apologized to his team mates and everyone for not being able to get up on time and that’s it and no need to make an issue out of it,” he added. According to Cricbuzz, BCB decided to keep one of their officials from the touring party at the team hotel after failing to establish contact with the 29-year-old pacer, who was not answering his phone. While there are speculations that Hathurusingha left Taskin out of the team on disciplinary grounds, the 55-year-old refused to give an official word on the matter, expressing his eagerness to focus on the on-field performances.
