He was India captain Rohit Sharma's opening partner in the home T20 series against Afghanistan earlier this year but his place looked under threat as he struggled for runs in the IPL
Mashrafe puts Al-Amin issue behind
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza says the team has put the recent disciplinary action against pacer Al-Amin Hossain behind and is looking forward to their next Pool A match against Sri Lanka.
Published : 25 Feb 2015, 07:22 AM
Updated : 25 Feb 2015, 07:22 AM
The Tigers will take on the Sri Lankans in their third group match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.
Al-Amin’s World Cup dream was shattered after he was sent back home for flouting team rules.
“The one who did wrong has definitely been punished. It is his personal matter. I believe it won’t have any effect on the team,” Mashrafe said at the pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old thinks Bangladesh are the most disciplined side of the World Cup.
“There is no rule-breaker in our side. It is totally fine. We are preparing ourselves for tomorrow’s match.”
Mashrafe is the one who recommended Al-Amin for the World Cup squad. The skipper thinks the episode has ended.
Al-Amin’s expulsion made way for Shafiul Islam, who gets a shot in his second World Cup.
“We have got an experienced player. He (Shafiul) has the experience of playing at this level, in fact Al-Amin didn’t. Shafiul won us a couple of matches the last time. We will fight with what we have.”
The ICC’s Technical Committee approved Shafiul as a replacement for Al-Amin on Monday.
Shafiul has played 52 ODIs and took six wickets in six matches of the 2011 World Cup.
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