Bangladesh Cricket Board remembered late Manjarul Islam Rana, a former cricketer who handed away very younger, on his thirty seventh beginning anniversary. The board took to Twitter to increase their needs, however the tweet very quickly began drawing unfavourable reactions, with India cricketer R Ashwin additionally expressing shock.
In the tweet, which BCB later deleted, the cricket board wrote: “Happy Birthday to Manjural Islam Rana, youngest cricketer to die at the age of 22 years and 316 days.”
Ashwin was fast to react to the insensitive tweet by BCB as he left a surprising emoticon.
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Meanwhile, the cricket board shared a recent tweet on the cricketer an hour in the past and wrote: “Happy Birthday to Manjural Islam Rana. One of the Greatest Tiger we ever had.”
Happy Birthday to Manjural Islam Rana. One of the Greatest Tiger we ever had. #BCB #HBDManjuralIslamRana pic.twitter.com/tebMCvUwK4
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) May 4, 2021
Rana made his worldwide debut as a youngster in 2003 in opposition to England in 50-over format. The 19-year-old then took no time to hog the limelight as he dismissed England skipper Michael Vaughan off his third supply, which additionally noticed him grow to be the primary Bangladesh cricketer to assert a wicket in his first over.
The cricketer was then included in Bangaladesh’s Test set-up and he went to play his first red-ball match for Bangladesh in opposition to Zimbabwe on the Harare Sports Club in 2004.
However, in March 2007, Rana met with a highway accident and succumb to it.
Rana performed a complete of six Tests and 25 ODIs, by which the cricketer scored 588 runs and picked up 28 wickets.
