Jahanara Alam alleges against selector Manjurul Islam

Veteran cricketer Jahanara Alam has submitted a letter to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), accusing selector Manjurul Islam of mismanagement and bias, BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury confirmed the matter.

She submitted the letter after being excluded from the squad that was announced for the ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022, starting January 18 set to be held in Malaysia. 

Nizamuddin said that the board would look into the matter raised by the senior player.

"Yes, we have received a letter from her (Jahanara) and will look into it and we will take required steps after taking everything into consideration," said Nizamuddin.

''When a cricketer of Jahanara's stature tells us anything naturally it will be taken seriously and we will try to find out the truth about her observation."

Meanwhile, a senior BCB official has revealed the reason behind Jahanara's exclusion from the squad. He said that she (Jahanara) was responsible for creating groups within the team. He also mentioned that Jahanara disrespected the board’s decision of appointing Nigar Sultana Joty as the skipper of the team.

He said to Cricbuzz, ''We have decided to exclude her as we wanted to give a message to everyone but this does not imply all is gone for her as she is very much in our World Cup plan.”

Jahanara is an important player in the shortest format for Bangladesh. She made her T20I debut in 2011. She claimed 38 wickets in 40 matches.