BAN vs PAK- Pakistan players carry the national flag to training ground: Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq on Tuesday continued the trend of taking the national flag to the training ground to boost the morale of the squad. However, it didn’t go well with the Bangladesh fans who took to Twitter to express their displeasure.
Saqlain had started this trend in the recently-concluded T20 World Cup and heading into the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, the head coach has continued with the same routine. In the images shared by PCB Media’s official Twitter handle, the Pakistan flag can be seen planted at the ground as the entire squad began training ahead of the series.
BAN vs PAK: Bangladesh fans express displeasure on Pakistan team carrying National flag at the training ground, PCB sought formal permission
Pakistan team training and practice session underway in Dhaka, Bangladesh #HarHaalMainCricket | #BANvPAK pic.twitter.com/zHcLajpwtq
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 16, 2021
BAN vs PAK- Pakistan players carry the national flag to training ground: However, Bangladesh fans are not impressed with the Pakistan flag being planted at the training ground and many of them took to Twitter to express their displeasure.
“Go back Pakistan. Bangladesh should stop the series. Ban any kind of Pakistani flag in Bangladesh,” tweeted one fan.
Another Twitter user commented: “Different countries have come to #Bangladesh innumerable times, many matches have been played by practicing. But neither party needed to practice burying their national flag on the ground. But why did #Pakistan do that…What does it indicate.”
PCB sought formal permission from BCB: Meanwhile, as per the latest update, The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked for formal permission from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to hoist the Pakistani flag during practice sessions in Dhaka. As per a Daily Jang report, the BCB will inform the Pakistan cricket authorities about its decision today (Wednesday).
Pakistan Team Media Manager clarified the team’s stance on this whole issue and said that it’s a philosophy of coach Saqlain Mushtaq and nothing can be done with this. “It is nothing new for us. It is part of the coaching philosophy of Saqlain Mushtaq since he joined the team. He feels by putting up the flag it serves as an inspiration and motivation for the players,” the media manager said during a media interaction held by Pakistani captain Babar Azam.
BAN vs PAK: Bangladesh fans express displeasure on Pakistan team carrying National flag at the training ground, PCB sought formal permission
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Babar Azam led side is on Bangladesh tour to will play a three-match T20I series followed by 2 Test matches. The first T20I between Bangladesh and Pakistan will be played on Friday, November 19 in Dhaka.
Pakistan T20 Squad –
Babar Azam (Captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir
Pakistan Test Squad –
Babar Azam (Captain), Abdullah Shafique, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Imam-ul-Haq, Bilal Asif, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Nawaz, Nauman Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Zahid Mahmood
