Bangladesh have sacked males’s head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe for “misconduct” and “breach of employment phrases”.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) mentioned in an announcement that Hathurusinghe was placed on discover on Tuesday and, after receiving his response on Wednesday, it held an emergency board assembly the place his contract was terminated.
Native media say, exterior a participant claimed the Sri Lankan slapped him in the course of the 2023 World Cup in India.
A BCB assertion confirming Hathurusinghe’s termination on Thursday mentioned: “After contemplating all elements, the Board deemed Hathurusinghe’s rationalization unsatisfactory and unacceptable and located his motion in line with misconduct and dereliction of obligation. His termination comes into instant impact.”
AFP and India media outlet Cricbuzz cited a information convention the place BCB president Faruque Ahmed mentioned: “I actually felt unhealthy from the second I realized concerning the incident from the newspapers.
“I’m not defending anybody however something may occur within the warmth of the second.
“However you can not hit a nationwide participant. It isn’t on. That is the fitting punishment. It ought to have occurred a while in the past.”
The BBC has contacted the BCB however has been unable to confirm the allegation towards Hathurusinghe.
