Bangladesh fans stone Windies bus after team’s World Cup loss
March 5th, 2011 - 9:35 am ICT by ANIDhaka, Mar. 5 (ANI): Angry Bangladesh fans stoned the West Indies bus on Friday after the home team crashed to a humiliating nine-wicket defeat in the cricket World Cup.
Two windows of the bus were smashed as it was leaving the Sher-e-Bangla stadium after the match in what police claimed was a case of mistaken identity.
“The fans thought it was the Bangladeshi team bus and they hurled stones at it,” the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Dhaka’s Deputy Commissioner of Police Imtiaz Ahmed, as saying.
“The window panes were shattered, but no one was injured,” Ahmed added.
West Indian star Chris Gayle tweeted from the vehicle during the attack, claiming the players were terrified.
“This is ridiculous. Damn. World Cup with so much security and this happens. Big joke. Trust me I am not keen here. Every player lay flat,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
He added: “This is some bullshit…..Bangladesh stoning our bus!!! Freaking glass Break!!! This is crap, can’t believe..what next, bullets!!!!”
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Mustafa Kamal apologised to the West Indies for the incident.
Violence also broke out in the Dhaka University campus as angry students torched Bangladeshi team jerseys and placards after the home team’s comprehensive defeat, a top police official said.
West Indies spokesman Philip Spooner, whose team were playing in Bangladesh for the first time since 2002, confirmed there were no injuries.
“We left the ground and on our way back to the hotel, a couple of stones did hit our window. Two windows were racked, but not shattered. Both teams are back at the hotel and are safe. Nobody is injured,” he said.
He added: “Our manager (Richie Richardson) will notify the respective boards and the ICC (International Cricket Council). There is no panic, everybody is fine.”
The West Indies routed Bangladesh,bowling the side out for their lowest ever one-day total of just 58 in 18.5 overs. The West Indies cantered home in the 13th over of their innings. The match ended in under two-and-a-half hours. (ANI)
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