bangladesh women’s cricket captain Nigar Sultana Joti has vehemently rejected serious allegations of assault and misbehavior with junior players in the national team. Controversy broke out after Pacer Jahanara AlamThe actress, who is currently based in Australia, made this claim in a recent media interview and alleged that junior players had approached her for help. Responding to the allegations, Nigar Sultana dismissed them as baseless and questioned the timing of the complaints surfacing now, years after Jahanara left the team.
Nigar Sultan denies attack and references India’s World Cup-winning captain Harmanpreet Kaur
Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana has strongly rejected the serious allegations made by fast bowler Jahanara, who accused Nigar Sultana of abusing and hitting young players, even claiming that a junior was slapped during the last tour. Jyoti expressed disbelief at the claims and questioned why she would resort to such physical violence against her teammates. He made a clear and controversial reference to a high-profile incident involving the Indian captain to illustrate the absurdity of the claims made against him.
NDTV Sports quoted Nigar Sultana as saying: “Why would I hit anybody? I mean, why would I hit the stumps with my bat? Am I Harmanpreet, that I would hit the stumps like that? Why would I do that?” This comment refers directly to Harmanpreet Kaur‘S The infamous blast during the 2023 Bangladesh tourWhen the Indian captain broke the stumps in anger after being given out LBW. Sultana acknowledged that frustration can lead to isolated action, but only in a private context.
Nigar Sultana continued: “In my personal space, if I’m cooking or doing something, I can swing my bat around, I can hit my helmet, it’s my own thing.” He challenged the basis of the charge, questioning the necessity of a physical confrontation: “But why would I do something like that with anyone else? Why would I get physical? Just because someone says so? You can ask other players or anyone else if I have ever done something like that,” An appeal is being made to the wider squad for verification.
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Bangladesh captain questions Jahanara Alam’s credibility and management oversight
Nigar Sultana not only denied the allegations but also directly questioned the credibility and motives behind Jahanara Alam’s claims, especially considering Alam’s prolonged absence from the team setup.
Jotti said his character was unfairly maligned by the description given to the public and refuted the specific claims Jahanara had made, detailing what he had heard: “The way I have been described in front of everyone. I am not that kind of girl at all. First of all, I have heard that Jahanara Apu has made allegations about me, saying that someone called her in Australia and said, ‘Please save us, Jyoti Apu is killing us and eliminating us.’ The captain vehemently opposed the argument for junior players to approach former players living abroad rather than the existing team hierarchy.
Jyoti told that Alam “Haven’t been here for six or seven years and have moved to Australia,” He has become an unexpected first contact for current players. She then questioned the role of support staff and BCB officials and challenged the idea that she could take unilateral action if the claims were true. Jyoti asked: “What I’m trying to say is that as someone who hasn’t been here for six or seven years and gone to Australia, if I actually beat somebody or hurt somebody in any way, is there no team management, no manager, no coaching staff? So am I the final authority?” He said that if such a serious incident had happened, the players should have immediately informed the board officials or the team management instead of calling someone living abroad.
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