Bangladesh A captain Anamul Haque recently shared his sorrow at losing his dear friend Akram in the ongoing protests in Bangladesh as well. The wicketkeeper-batter stated that the late friend was like a brother to him and he gets emotional thinking about him. However, the ongoing student protests created tensions in Bangladesh, leading to the fall of the government too.

Speaking ahead of departing for Pakistan to play their A team, named Pakistan Shaheens, Haque was said as quoted by ESPNcricinfo, “I think you have heard that a friend, who was like a brother to me, died in the protests. We were very close. I get emotional when I think about him. I wish this tragedy and trauma doesn’t happen to anyone. I was in Chattogram, so I couldn’t reach my family in Dhaka. Everyone was touched by this tragedy in some capacity. I was up from 2am to 5am. I was taking care of my child. I went down to see what was going on. I saw many people in the streets, guarding their property. I don’t know what these people want. We don’t want to live like this. We want to live in peace. Everyone deserves their fundamental rights. I think we all work honestly.”

However, Anamul Haque feels the upcoming Test series against Pakistan could be a distraction for people in Bangladesh as well. He hopes to see their batters take advantage of the conditions as well.

“Cricket is a place of emotion. It unites us. This tour will really help us, especially the Test tour that follows in Pakistan. There will be batting-friendly conditions there generally. It gives chance to both sides. We are playing Tests after a long time too. I think we could give everyone something to cheer about,” Anamul Haque concluded.