Overview
- Mohammad Salahuddin publicly alleged that former sports adviser Asif Nazrul took a U-turn, shifting from saying the government made the call to claiming the BCB and players did.
- The coach said two players went “numb” or into a “mental coma” for several days after being denied the World Cup opportunity.
- Salahuddin contended the players were not consulted and that the decision was imposed in a one-way meeting.
- Bangladesh had sought to move group matches from India to Sri Lanka, but the ICC rejected the request, set a 24-hour deadline, and replaced the team with Scotland.
- Nazrul served under interim leader Muhammad Yunus, and the row, rooted in security and political tensions after the Mustafizur Rahman IPL episode, has intensified questions over governance and player welfare.