KARACHI: Cricket’s governing body in Asia on Monday rejected a complaint from Bangladesh that one of their batsman was obstructed by a Pakistani bowler in their recent Asia Cup final defeat.
The complaint was rejected on the grounds that it was not reported by on-field umpires, an official said.
Ashraful Huq, chief executive of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), said Bangladesh officially complained about the last over of the final, which Bangladesh narrowly lost.
“We had received Bangladesh’s complaint but since the incident was not reported by the on-field umpires nothing can be done,” Ashraful told AFP from Kuala Lumpur.
Bangladesh had appealed to review the final over, accusing Pakistani paceman Aizaz Cheema of deliberately blocking batsman Mahmudullah Riyad from taking a second run.
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Let us suppose even if the result is revised and the cup goes to Bangladesh, will it invoke any excitment? Will Bangladeshis be as happy as we were? Will they be satisfied with a cup obtained through a legal process instead of ‘ground realities’? I don’t think so
That was real stupid step by BD board. Goes to show that at the top of all the boards are morons. This type of even happens in every game.
You do not change result of the game after the game...It is simply not done. That is why I was not in favor of changing result of Oval test either. No matter how unjustified one feels, you can not do this.
