Controversy broke out during the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan on Friday when Mehdi Hasan Miraz controversially ran out Salman Ali Aga. Now Salman Aga’s statement has come out on this entire controversy. Agha has clearly said that he has not yet reconciled with Mehdi regarding this matter. That means Agha is still angry. The second match of the ODI series was played between Bangladesh and Pakistan at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka on Friday. This match is in discussion due to the way Salman Ali Aga was run-out. The way Agha was dismissed is being considered against the spirit of the game. From what Agha said on this whole matter, first let us know why there is so much controversy…
How did Agha get run out?
This incident occurred in the 39th over of the Pakistan innings. Mohammad Rizwan played a shot on the fourth ball of Mehdi Hasan Miraz. Miraz moved forward to stop the ball and stopped it with his foot. During this, Salman Agha, standing at the non-striker’s end, was out of the crease. Since the ball had stopped near Salman Agha, he thought that the ball was completed. But Miraz, showing promptness, hit the ball towards the stumps and was run out. Appealed. Salman was shocked by this, but he was out of the crease and hence the third umpire gave him out. This made Salman furious and he angrily threw the helmet on the field and angrily returned towards the dressing room. Before returning to the pavilion, Salman argued with Miraj, but the Bangladesh captain was seen trying to reason with him.
Agha said – we don’t do this
On this matter, Salman Aga said, I think there should be sportsmanship. I was trying to give the ball back to Mehdi. In such a situation it could have been declared dead. The ball hit my pad and then my bat, so I thought he couldn’t run me out now, because the ball had already hit my pad and my bat. I was just trying to give them the ball back. I was not taking runs, but he already decided to run out. What Bangladesh has done is as per the rules, Agha said. I think if they feel it’s right, it’s right. But from my perspective I would have done it differently. I nurture the spirit of sports. We have never done anything like this before and will never do it in the future. Agha looked very angry after being run out and used harsh words for the Bangladeshi players. On this he said, at that moment I had reacted in anger. Some things should be handled differently. I don’t remember what I was saying and what Liton Das was saying. I’m sure I wasn’t saying nice things and he wasn’t saying nice things either. I have not yet reconciled with Mehdi.
Agha got support from Kaif
Former Indian cricket team player Mohammad Kaif has supported Aga on this entire matter. Kaif has termed the actions of Bangladeshi captain Miraj as wrong in this matter. Kaif wrote on X, this was not correct at all. This way of taking wickets is not correct in any way. That too the captain did this. Keep the youth in mind, even if the World Cup final is at stake, don’t do what the Bangladeshi captain did. There is no game without sportsmanship.
