“No Point In Standing…”: Bangladesh Captain Nigar Sultana Breaks Silence On Walking Out After Harmanpreet Kaur’s Antics In third ODI | Cricket News

Indian ladies’s cricket staff skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s aggressive behaviour throughout and after the third ODI match towards Bangladesh has resulted in a large controversy. Harmanpreet was not happy with the extent of umpiring throughout the match and he or she made her emotions fairly clear throughout the post-match presentation ceremony. She stated that the umpiring was not up to speed and even took a sly dig on the match officers. Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana was not happy with how issues unfolded after the match and he or she had a blunt tackle Harmanpreet and her actions. Nigar even walked out of the trophy ceremony.

“We expected appreciation from them and some words of encouragement which would have motivated our players,” Sultana advised The Daily Star.

“But what they did certainly does not leave a good message. The two teams were standing for the photo session and there was no point saying such a thing in front of the players as they could complain to the match referee according to the rules. Obviously, it felt bad when they were not showing respect. So, I felt there was no point in standing there as I respect my teammates and I can’t accept that,” she added.

The incident resulted in Harmanpreet receiving main criticism from ex-cricketers and the International Cricket Council suspending her for 2 ODIs as punishment for her actions.

“Cricket is a game of discipline and most importantly, whatever we do inspires others. So, we won’t do anything that gives a bad message to the others who look up to us. As for the captain of India, whatever happened during the game — whether it was losing temper or showing frustration — was normal but it was not right to carry that even after the game. We could have lost the game but in the end, we played better cricket and tied the match,” she concluded.