Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The former sports adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, Dr Asif Nazrul, has been accused of misrepresentation by the Bangladesh cricket team's senior assistant coach, Salahuddin, regarding the team's exclusion from the T20 World Cup.

Asif Nazrul mentioned on February 10 that the decision to withdraw from the Bangladesh T20 World Cup was made by the players and coaches of the Bangladesh cricket team. Earlier, he had said that the government decided not to hold their matches in India due to security concerns. The assistant coach has criticised this flip in his stance.

"Asif Nazrul's statement is completely false. As a university professor, I am truly baffled as to how he could tell such a blatant lie. I believe thi...