Progoti wants fresh match
After refusing to play in their Second Division League fixture on Sunday, Dhanmondi Progoti Sangho officially lodged a complaint in a letter to the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) yesterday, urging action against allegedly partial umpiring and requesting a re-match of their fourth-round match against Azim Cricket Club.
A Progoti official confirmed that they have issued a letter to CCDM chairman, and also gave a copy to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan, in which they asked for a fresh match under new and honest umpires.
In the match in question, Progoti have alleged that on-field umpires Shah Alam and Saidur Rahman gave several biased decisions in favour of Azim Cricket Club on Sunday at BKSP-3, prompting Progoti players the club to leave the field in protest.
"We gave a letter to CCDM chairman, asking for a re-match against Azim Cricket Club. We didn't find anyone but him to issue the letter to. Now it's up to them to make the decision. We staged the protest so that people will be informed about biased umpiring, which has been happening for many years. Now let's see what they decide about the matter," Riazuddin Ahmed Raju, the team manager of Progoti Sangho, told reporters yesterday.
CCDM in-charge Tawhid Mahmood claimed that they have received a letter and would take a decision on the matter only after getting reports from the match referee.
"We are yet to make a decision but according to the playing conditions, if a team refuses to play, the other team will get the full points. The rest is dependent on the match referee's report. It didn't come directly to us.
"It first goes to the umpiring department and then it comes to us," Tawhid informed the media yesterday.
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