Published: Mar 30, 2015, 11:18 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 30, 2015, 11:19 AM (IST)
It seems like the quarter-final loss of Bangladesh is still in the minds of the International Cricket Council (ICC) President Mustafa Kamal. On Sunday, it is reported by Mid-Day that Kamal left Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) before the Australia-New Zealand final got over.
The reason for Kamal’s departure was because he was not given the opportunity to present the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 trophy to the winning team on the podium. ICC Chairman N Srinivasan handed the trophy to Australia’s captain Michael Clarke.
According to reliable sources in the ICC, it is learnt that at an ICC meeting on Saturday, Kamal was categorically told that he won’t be allowed to hand over the trophy. Adding to this, it is being said that Srinivasan was extremely angry after Kamal voiced his concerns about ‘umpiring bias.’
This saga goes back to the quarter-final between India and Bangladesh where Rohit Sharma was given not-out to a Rubel Hossain delivery which apparently looked a ‘touch and go’ decision. Kamal, who is the Bangladesh Cricket Board president had alleged India of using its power, which had led to umpiring bias.
Srinivasan reportedly wasn’t amused after hearing Kamal’s comments on record but didn’t say anything in public. Instead he expressed his displeasure to the board members and questioned as to how can Kamal pinpoint on one wrong umpiring decision and take it as an isolated case.
Kamal during the final reportedly didn’t sit in the ICC Hospitality Box and after talking to elite group of people in Bangladesh Government, he decided to leave the venue as he felt that it was an insult to his position.
