What happened in Harare?

By Chowdhury Mohammad Haider Ali, On- e mail
16 March 2004, 18:00 PM
We are very upset. We have just seen the innings of Bangladesh team. Before the game started we heard the news that Rafique, who is the best bowler of our team, had been sent back home , the reason being breach of discipline. But we want to know what kind of breach of discipline forced the manger to send him back to the country. As we knew this match was very important for us as we were close to the first ever victory in a one-day series. What we have seen in the match? The players were de-motivated. There were lots of reasons to unsettle the team.

Why did Habibul Bashar bat at number 6? We found lack of team spirit in the match. So we want to know why these things happened . We want to know the details of the incident that compelled the team management to take such a harsh decision.

Why did the BTV cover the news repeatedly without saying anything about the cause behind Rafique being sent back?

The way the players behaved even after failing to perform up to our expectations looked rather surprising.

Please delve deep into the matter and let us know what happened in Harare. After all, we have missed a golden opportunity of winning a one-day series. We hope The Daily Star will cover the developments extensively.