Bangladeshi players were seen sledging on the field against Pakistani keeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, who brought up a half-century in the visitors’ final innings on the fourth day of the Sylhet Test on Tuesday.
Rizwan, while batting alongside Salman Ali Agha, seemed to struggle with repeated interruptions, including movement around the viewing screen, which forced him to pause repeatedly and briefly disrupted his rhythm.
The situation escalated into a heated exchange involving Bangladesh wicketkeeper Litton Das, momentarily disrupting play and delaying the end of the fourth day’s action.
Following the incident, several Bangladeshi players were heard taunting Rizwan from the field, with remarks caught on stump microphones.
Comments addressed to him included: “We will deduct 50 rupees for this exaggeration” and “You are doing well; you want to teach everyone.” Another comment suggested: “His place in the team is confirmed, that’s why he’s overacting.”
Following the incident, several Bangladeshi players were heard taunting Rizwan from the field.
Among the remarks addressed to him were phrases such as: “We will deduct 50 rupees for this exaggeration” and “You are doing well; you want to teach everyone.” Another player commented: “His place in the team is confirmed; that’s why he’s exaggerating.”
The exchange added even more intensity to an already tense contest in Sylhet, as emotions ran high during a closely contested test match between the two sides.
Rizwan’s unbeaten 75 kept Pakistan’s hopes alive as the visitors ended the fourth day with a score of 316-7, needing 121 more runs to beat the home side.
Bangladesh tightened their grip on the second Test after Taijul Islam’s four-wicket haul triggered a dramatic Pakistan collapse.
Rizwan continued to anchor the innings, bringing up his 14th Test half-century, while Salman Ali Agha also hit his 12th first-class fifty in red-ball cricket as Pakistan passed the 250-run mark.
However, the 134-run partnership was finally broken when Taijul struck again, dismissing Salman for a well-compiled 71 off 102 balls, an innings comprising six fours and a six.
Pakistan then fell further into trouble, losing their seventh wicket when Hasan Ali was dismissed for a duck, with Taijul claiming his fourth wicket of the innings. The visitors came away reeling at 304-7 in 83.2 overs.
At stumps, Pakistan were 316-7 in 86 overs, with Rizwan unbeaten on 75 and Sajid Khan on eight, requiring another 121 runs for victory.
