Bangladesh Online Activists Forum (BOAF) has arranged a protest rally on Sunday at 11 am in front of Jatiya Press Club in the capital against the controversial decision of International Cricket Council (ICC).
The ICC suspended Bangladeshi spinner Arafat Sunny and pacer Taskin Ahmed on Sunday from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect for their illegal bowling action.
Singer, artist, journalist, teacher, student, businessman, doctor, politician Tigers fans and all walks of life are expected to attend the rally to be chaired by BOAF founder president Kabir Chowdhury Tonmoy.
The ICC in a media release on Sunday said that their independent assessments have found the bowling actions of Bangladesh’s Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed to be illegal and suspended them from bowling in international cricket.
But, with the consent of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), the two bowlers may be able to play in domestic cricket events played in Bangladesh.
Arafat and Taskin were reported after their opening match in the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 against the Netherlands in Dharamsala on Wednesday, March 9.
The independent assessments were performed at the ICC-accredited testing centre in Chennai. Arafat’s bowling action was analysed on March 12, while Taskin’s test was performed on March 15..
These two are not the first Bangladesh bowlers to be suspended for an illegal action. Off-spinner Sohag Gazi was suspended from bowling in October 2014, and he was cleared after a second Test in February 2015.
Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak was the first Bangladesh bowler to be suspended in November 2008, before the ban was lifted in March 2009. Al-Amin Hossain was also reported for a suspect action in 2014, but was cleared after an assessment in Chennai.
