‘Were you discussing rivers of Bangladesh?’: Shakib Al Hasan, reporter argue after India loss

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was involved in a strange verbal argument with a reporter in the post-match press conference after his side suffered a narrow defeat to India in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup. Bangladesh made a strong start to their 185-run target, making 66/0 in just seven overs. The game was then halted for around 40 minutes due to rain after which Bangladesh were given a revised target of 151 in 16 overs.

Just before the game resumed, Shakib was involved in a discussion with India captain Rohit Sharma and umpires Marais Erasmus and Chris Brown before it was decided to continue the play.

T20 World Cup: Full coverage | Schedule | Results | Points Table | News | Photos

On their return to action, Bangladesh quickly lost the wicket of Litton Das who scored 60 off 27 balls and that led to a batting collapse. Eventually, Bangladesh were restricted to 145/6 as India won by five runs (DLS method).

In the post-match press conference, the first question to skipper Shakib was whether he tried to “not play” after the rain. The question led to a unique conversation.

Read: From fiery start to falling narrowly short, how Bangladesh lost the plot

Here’s how the conversation took place:

Reporter: “Did you really try not to play after the rain? What was the discussion that went through?”

Shakib Al Hasan: “Do we have any option?”

Reporter: “No option, but that’s the reason. Did you try to convince them?”

Shakib: “Convince whom?”

Reporter: “The umpire and Rohit Sharma.”

Shakib: “Do I have the ability to convince the umpire?”

Reporter: “Then you are discussing something about river of Bangladesh”

Shakib: “….?”

Reporter: “You were talking about the rivers and their roles in Bangladesh? What were you talking if you could please explain?”

Shakib: “Now you’re asking the right question. So, the umpire called both the captains, told us the target and what the playing rules will be.”

Reporter: “And you accepted it?”

Shakib: “Yes”

Reporter: “Beautiful. Thank you.”

Bangladesh are currently third with four points in Group 2 of Super 12s. They face Pakistan in their final group game. India are now at the top of the group with six points. They face Zimbabwe on 6 November at MCG.

Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.