India’s Under-19 Cricket Team Manager Anil Patel has said
that the ICC has taken a serious view of the aggressive celebrations by
Bangladesh players after their World Cup triumph. He said ICC will be reviewing
the footage of the final game’s last few minutes.
Some Bangladeshi players got carried away while celebrating
their historic three-wicket win over India in the final at Potchefstroom. While
their captain Akbar Ali apologized for the unfortunate incident, his Indian
counterpart Priyam Garg said, their reaction was dirty.
Patel claimed that match referee Graeme Labrooy met him and
expressed regret at what transpired on the field.
Even when the match was on, the Bangladesh players were
overly aggressive while fielding and their lead pacer Shoriful Islam sledged
the Indian batsmen after every delivery.
As soon as the match ended, it became tense with Bangladeshi
players rushing to the ground and displaying aggressive body language. The two
teams nearly came to blows before the situation was defused by the coaching
staff and on-field officials.