BAN v AUS 2021: Justin Langer confronts Cricket Australia staff over Bangladesh's celebration video

Bangladesh defeated Australia in a five-match T20I series by 4-1.

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Australian coach Justin Langer and manager Gavin Dovey were not happy with Cricket Australia's (CA) social media team putting the celebration video of the Bangladesh cricket team on cricket.com.au. They were involved in a heated exchange with a member of the CA staff over the clip.

As per the report in the Melbourne-based The Age newspaper, Langer and Dovey didn't like the video of a happy Bangladesh team singing their team song on Australian cricket's official website. Recently, Bangladesh registered their first-ever bilateral series win over the Aussies by 4-1.

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“Dovey and Langer both took umbrage over a video added to the cricket.com.au website, commemorating Bangladesh’s first bilateral series victory over Australia after the Tigers took a 3-0 lead in the sides’ Twenty20 international series," said the report.

“Sources close to the Australian team have confirmed that a member of CA’s digital team — who The Age and the Herald have chosen not to name to protect their privacy — was given a stern talking-to about the contents of the video," added the report.

In the five-match T20I series, Bangladesh had won the first three matches to take an unbeatable lead of 3-0. They later lost the fourth match and won the final T20I to seal the series with 4-1. 

“Dovey initially raised the matter with the staffer in a conversation that escalated when the staffer stood their ground over the issue. Dovey had argued that it was inappropriate for the Bangladesh team song to be posted on a CA-operated website," said the report further.

(With the Melbourne-based The Age inputs)

 
 

By - 12 Aug, 2021

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