ICC U19 World Cup 2020 finals: Akbar Ali calls near-blows after finals unfortunate

“It’s a dream come true” stated Bangladesh captain Akbar Ali, who was sorry for the undesirable aggressiveness from his players which almost resulted into a totally free for all after his team won the U-19 ICC WorldCup

The Bangladesh players were overtly aggressive while fielding with their lead pacer Shoriful Islam sledging the Indian batsmen after every shipment.

In reality as Bangladesh approached the winning runs, Shoriful was seen swearing several times freely on cam.

“Some of our bowlers were emotional and were pumped up. What happened after the game was unfortunate. I would like to congratulate India,” skipper Akbar revealed maturity beyond years at the post-match conference.

As soon as the match ended, it ended up being tense with Bangladeshi players hurrying to the ground and the majority of them still showing aggressive body language.

In reality, one India gamer hurried to face and pressed a Bangladshi gamer who had apparently stated uncharitable things and it was coach Paras Mhambrey seen soothing his kids.

“It’s a dream come true. It’s all about the hard work we have done over the last two years. The coaching staff…I just cannot thank them enough for how much support they have given us on and off the field. We’ve had a very good experience, and this is just the beginning for us. Hopefully, this will be the stepping stone for us,” stated the skipper, who was likewise adjudged Gamer of the Final for his made up unbeaten 43.

He then thanked the Bangladeshi advocates in his native tongue.

“Those who have supported us here have been our 12th man here. We really appreciate it.”

India skipper Priyam Garg acknowledged it was a bad day with the bat and they would require an overall of 210-220 to make a match of it.

” It’s a bad day, however our kids battled actually well. Even with such a low overall, we made it tough for them, and I would like to thank my team for that.

“The biggest factor was the toss, because the wicket was a bit damp. We had a good start, and we should have got to at least 210-220. That would have been a much better score.”

While the bowlers bowled more than 20 plus no-balls and wides, Priyam does not believe it might have been much various.

“I don’t think we could have done much different. For 178, we responded really well, and we lost this because we didn’t bat well enough. That’s about it. We enjoyed the World Cup. We played a series here too, and this was enjoyable too.” PTI KHS

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