England captain Jos Buttler says it was the wild celebrations over his dismissal by the Bangladesh players that ticked him off in the second ODI.
Published : 10 Oct 2016, 03:52 AM
But he admitted that he could have 'taken it up in a different way'.
Bangladesh squared the series 1-1 with a 34-run win in Sunday’s match where Mashrafe Bin Mortaza led by example with his sparkling allround show at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
It was the 28th over of the England innings. Buttler was trying to hold the chase together after losing his partner Jonny Bairstow whose dismissal four overs earlier had piled the pressure on the skipper.
He moved across to play Taskin Ahmed on the legside, but missed the flick and the ball struck him on his pad. Mashrafe and his men appealed for an lbw. But the umpire turned them down.
Bangladesh went for the review which saw the decision overturned and the key dismissal triggered a raucous celebration by the home team.
"I thought it was a little bit over the top. I don't mind guys celebrating just together. I know it's obviously a very passionate cricket country and the players are very passionate and I have got no problem with that," Buttler said after the match.
"I was just a little bit disappointed in the fashion they celebrated. I don't mind them celebrating a wicket but to run and celebrate in my face… Rightly they are happy to get a wicket but there is no need to run in someone's face and celebrate."
Buttler, known for his mild manners in English cricket, was later more prudent with his view, saying the celebration was 'potentially' going a bit too far.
"…I am sure you guys can judge that for me," he said at the post-match press conference.
He, however, regrets the incident which, he described, had happened because 'emotions were running high'.
The incident, however, dragged on even after Bangladesh had won the match as Tamim Iqbal and Ben Stokes got into an argument as well.
In a tweet after the game, Stokes said: "Congrats to Bangladesh on the win tonight, outplayed us, what I won't stand for is someone putting a shoulder to my teammate at handshakes."
With the series evenly poised on 1-1, the teams move to Chittagong for the series decider on Wednesday.