Mahedi Hasan (L) with his teammates (Source: AFP)
In what seems to be a tragic piece of news, Bangladesh cricketer Mahedi Hasan’s mother, Momtaz Begum, passed away in the cricketer’s hometown, Khulna. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has stood with the cricketer in the time of his major loss and grief.
In their official message, the BCB shared a condolence message for Mahedi’s mother. The Board was ‘deeply bereaved’ by the cricketer’s loss. Furthermore, the board also extended its sympathies to Mahedi Hasan.
Najmul Hossain Shanto offers condolences for Mahedi Hasan’s mother
Bangladesh’s star top-order batter and Test captain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, also expressed his feelings after hearing of this unfortunate news about his teammate’s mother. Shanto revealed that he hasn’t spoken to Mahedi Hasan yet since the tragic news left everyone in Bangladesh cricket shocked.
“No, I haven’t spoken to him [Mahedi Hasan] yet. We received the news this morning,” said Shanto to reporters at Shaheed Chandu Stadium. Furthermore, the southpaw also mentioned the quick action from the team management to accommodate Mahedi amidst this tough time.
“It’s certainly sad news. Our prayers are with his mother, and all the players are standing by Mahedi during this difficult time,” he added later.
Bangladesh Test skipper also spoke about the infrastructural limitations and stressed the importance of timely, helpful travel facilities to take swift action in the event of an emergency.
“It’s certainly sad news. Our prayers are with his mother, and all the players are standing by Mahedi during this difficult time,” he said.
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Mahedi Hasan missed T20 World Cup 2026 due to ‘Bangladesh’ controversy
Notably, Mahedi Hasan was set to play for Bangladesh after his name was announced in the squad ahead of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026. But his wish to represent the country took a big hit as Bangladesh were ruled out of the tournament after failing to negotiate the ‘India visit’ talks with the ICC and BCCI.
Bangladesh had already announced their squad before their unexpected exit from the current edition of the tournament. Litton Das was named skipper to lead the side in the T20 World Cup 2026.
Bangladesh cricket suffers due to Politics
Speaking of the entire controversy between Bangladesh and the ICC, the BCCI, it all started when the BCCI asked the IPL franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders, to release the veteran Bangladesh pacer, Mustafizur Rahman, from their IPL squad, amid rising anti-India sentiment in Bangladesh.
In the same vein, the Bangladesh Cricket Board sparked a new fire when it refused to visit India for T20 World Cup 2026, citing security concerns for its team.
Subsequently, ICC had to intervene to resolve this issue, and the deadlock persisted as the Bangladesh Cricket Board said its government was not ready to send the team to India for the marquee international tournament.
This entire controversy resulted in Bangladesh’s ouster from the tournament. ICC further replaced the South Asian team with Scotland, who joined the T20 World Cup at the last moment, just a few days before the tournament started.
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