Bangladesh legend Tamim Iqbal and former England cricketer Alex Hales bought right into a heated altercation throughout a Bangladesh Premier League 2024-25 match on January 9. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media by which Tamim may very well be seen shedding his management. It occurred after Rangpur Riders beat Fortune Barishal in a nail-biting thriller on the Sylhet Worldwide Stadium. Barishal captain Tamim, whose crew was on the receiving finish of the terrific end, was seen concerned in a confrontation with opponent crew opener Hales.
Each the gamers opened up on the combat later.
“He was asking if I used to be embarrassed for getting banned for medication for England and he was asking if I used to be nonetheless taking medication and he was very, very impolite. It is an actual disgrace often because if something occurs on the sphere that simply ends on the sphere, however to get private and that too after the sport, I believe is pathetic, to be trustworthy,” Hales revealed on Channel 24, as quoted by Wisden.
Notably, England batsman Alex Hales, in 2019, served a ban for an ‘off-field’ incident reported to contain leisure drug use.
Tamim too introduced his case to a different media organisation, stating that it was Hales who was at fault.
“He abused Emon, and it was seen on TV. He mocked him once more as we speak. For those who watch the celebration video, Rangpur gamers ran in the direction of (Nurul) after the win, however Hales stored me and mocking me. It appeared like he wished a combat,” defined Tamim on Riasad Azim’s YouTube channel.
“Later, when he once more insulted Emon, I needed to rise up for my teammate, and I’ve no regrets about doing so. We each exchanged phrases.”
He added: “I did not even find out about his ban or observe him that carefully. However I do know there are a lot of accusations in opposition to him in England. If anybody says one thing about me or my crew, I’ll at all times rise up for us, no matter how I am portrayed on TV.”
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