Nidahas Trophy: Bangladesh players allegedly break dressing room glass

Colombo, March 17: The Nidahas Trophy 2018 match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, a virtual shoot out to face India in the final, descended into utter chaos.

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A match which saw yelling, shoving and finger-pointing culminated in a shattered dressing room door at the R Premadasa stadium here on Friday night (March 17).

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All fingers are being pointed towards the Bangladeshi players whose conduct throughout the series have been questionable.

Not hearing the word ‘Sorry’ in Shakib’s post match reactions about his behaviour. Disappointing.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) March 17, 2018

A camera caught a number of Bangladesh players racing down the steps in front of their dressing room with shards of glass strewn on the stairs. Match referee Chris Broad has seen the footage and spoke to the catering staff who have reportedly named the player responsible.

But Broad might not take those statements as fact for the purpose of his work and has asked for footage to ascertain the identity of the culprit. Bangladesh's team management has reportedly offered to pay for the damage, reported the ESPNCricinfo.
"I don't want to talk about it, but what happened was that the square-leg umpire called a no-ball and after a discussion they cancelled it," Shakib said.

Going by recent happenings, ICC should suspend half the cricket by the weekend. And Rabada may be least blameworthy!

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 16, 2018

"I didn't think it was the right decision. I don't know what happened after the first ball, which was a bouncer. But after the second ball, the umpire called a no-ball. We are all human, we should take it in the chin and move forward.

But there was an admission that perhaps players, including himself, had allowed their emotions to get the better of them.

"Many things happened that shouldn't have happened. I need to remain calm. I was overjoyed. Excitement was there. I must know how to react next time. I will be careful.

Don't think there should be any fine or suspension for this. Only reprecussion should be that the player responsible has to pick up every bit of broken glass with a pair of tweezers. And be barefoot. https://t.co/yJ00NOQ3SK

— SL Cricket Blog (@SLCricketBlog) March 16, 2018

"What happens in the field should never spill over off the field. To be honest, we are all good friends. We see each other in the Bangladesh Premier League and Dhaka Premier League. The two boards have great relations. We help each other a lot. Just like I would want my team to win at all cost, they would have the same feeling. I am sure that both teams will never let it go off the field," he said.

Courtney Walsh is the kind of cricketer who declined to run out the non-striker backing out of the crease because he thought it unsportsmanlike. He will be deeply ashamed of the behaviour of the team he is now coaching. #NidahasTrophy2018 #SLvBAN

— Anand Vasu (@anandvasu) March 16, 2018