However, what happened before the 2019 World Cup cannot really be called a debacle.
In 2018, Mashrafe became the Awami League candidate in the national election. He didn’t seem too thrilled about that prospect, instead, I can still remember clearly that Mashrafe, being ill, was worried about whether he would be able to play in the World Cup if he became a member of parliament. No. Who knows whether this had any role in Mashrafe becoming a shadow as a bowler in the World Cup.
Now, you can add Tamim to this list and agree with me, Bangladesh’s World Cup team and controversies always go hand in hand.
*This report appeared in the print and online editions of Prothom Alo and has been rewritten for the English edition by Ashfaq-ul-Alam Niloy.