Afghanistan has been crushed by Bangladesh in their opening group stage match at the World Cup, with the woeful outing summed up by a blunder that had commentators scratching their heads.
Bangladesh won the contest by six wickets after bowling Afghanistan out for 156, with captain Shakib Al Hasan collecting 3-30.
But it was Afghanistan tailender Mujeeb Ur Rahman who was in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, after coming out to bat without wearing a box or an athletic protector.
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Ex-Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden was brought to laughter the Mujeeb quickly signalled for the 12th man to come to his rescue.
“Well, that’s a mistake at any given time of the day. That should be the first thing that you put in your package,” said Matthew Hayden on Fox Cricket coverage.
Commentator, former Kiwi paceman Simon Doull, didn’t hold back on his assessment of the blunder.
“That is proper village stuff, that,” he said.
“You can’t hide it, chief, we all know. He’s trying to hide in his hand. You can’t hide it. We all know what’s going on.
“Oh Mujeeb, you’re lucky it’s a spinner on.”
Meantime, Bangladesh took complete control, led by off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who took 3-25, then made 57 with bat in hand.
Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz made 47 runs, but he seemed the only shining light with bat in hand.
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi spoke of his disappointment post match.
“We had a good start but at the middle after fall of first wicket, we had bad shot selection, but their bowlers bowled very tight,” Shahidi said.
“I think we fought well (in the field) but the score wasn’t enough.”
The loss means Bangladesh continues their World Cup losing streak, after not winning a single one of their nine games during the 2019 campaign.
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