South Africa apologises to Bangladesh for drone

Cricket South Africa, the game’s governing body in South Africa, has expressed regrets to the Bangladesh Cricket Board over using a drone camera at a practice session by the Proteas in Dhaka. BBC says the visiting South African national cricket team also apologised to the Bangladesh military for using the drone during the nets. The home cricket authorities ordered a halt to the use of the device, which was flying overhead taking photos during the first practice session of the Proteas at the National Cricket Academy. “The TV crew brought the drone over to try to obtain creative views and images to use for our YouTube channel,” team manager Mohammed Moosajee said. “We do apologise to the Bangladesh military and security forces.” Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said last December the country’s civil aviation authority had banned all unmanned aerial vehicles in its airspace, without prior permission, for national security as well as general safety reasons. South Africa’s tour began on Friday with a Twenty20 match against a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in Fatullah, Narayanganj.