Bangladesh Fast Bowler ‘Overslept’ & Missed T20 World Cup Match Against India!

Bangladesh national cricket team’s veteran pacer Taskin Ahmed missed the T20 World Cup 2024 match against India as he ‘overslept’, claimed a report.

As per the report, the Bangladesh team management could not contact Taskin as he was sleeping in his room. He missed the team bus to reach the ground in time. A team official was forced to stay back at the team hotel and Taskin joined the squad late at the venue.

The report added that Taskin has apologised to his teammates for missing the team bus and the coach decided not to play him for the India game.

ESPN Cricinfo quoted Taskin’s interview to Bangladeshi newspaper Ajker Patrika. “I arrived at the ground around 30-40 minutes before the toss. I missed the team bus. The bus left the hotel at 8.35am”, Taksin said in the interview. “I left for the ground at 8.43am. I almost reached the ground with the bus. It is not as if they didn’t pick me because I arrived late. I wasn’t going to play anyway,” he added.

Taskin was in the playing XI for Bangladesh’s next match against Afghanistan on June 24.