PM slams ICC for Kamal snub

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday it was unfortunate and odd that International Cricket Council (ICC) President AHM Mustafa Kamal was not allowed to hand over the World Cup trophy to the champions Australia after the final match, reports UNB.
The Prime Minister made the comments during the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) held in the NEC conference room in the city's Sher-e-Banglanagar area.
According to meeting sources, the Prime Minister, right at the outset of the meeting, noted how it looked really odd that ICC president AHM Mustafa Kamal had not been a part of the presentation team after the World Cup final. The Prime Minister termed the incident - that breached the ICC's own constitution whereby
the World Cup trophy has been handed over to the winning team by the ICC president since 1999-"unacceptable in the civilised world" as well as "unfortunate".
Meanwhile, the ICC president will hold a press conference today (Wednesday) at 12:00 noon at the VIP Lounge of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport upon his return from Australia in this connection.
BCB’s protest  
bdnews24.com adds: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has officially protested to the International Cricket Council over controversial rulings by umpires against Bangladesh during their World Cup quarter-final against India.
BCB Chief Executive Officer Nizam Uddin Chowdhury said Tuesday that they had lodged their protest on the day after the Mar 19 match.  The Tigers lost the match by 109 runs after controversial rulings by the umpires over a 'no ball' by Bangladeshi pacer Rubel Hossain and the wicket of batsman Mahmudullah Riyad.BCB President Nazmul Hassan had said in Melbourne they would not be seeking a review but would rather lodge protest against the decisions.