On Saturday, September 30, the Celebrity Cricket League which was organized at Dhaka’s indoor stadium devolved right into a boxing ring with ‘celebrities’ from their movie business hurling punches and blows at one another. The ‘friendly’ match was being performed to encourage the Bangladesh staff forward of the upcoming 2023 Cricket World Cup, nevertheless, it took an surprising flip throughout a bunch match between filmmakers Mostafa Kamal Raz and Dipankar Dipon.
Celebrity Cricket League has was WWE Royal Rumble. 😂
– 6 folks bought injured
– Tournament bought cancelled earlier than semis
30+ yr outdated male & feminine adults combating over boundary & out determination in a ‘friendly’ match. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/FOAxEI00rz
— Saif Ahmed 🇧🇩 (@saifahmed75) September 30, 2023
Some media reviews recommend that through the match, a verbal altercation broke out between the members of the 2 groups over a incorrect determination by the umpire. Local media home Dhaka Tribune report added that it began over sledging.
It mentioned that through the match after the umpire made a incorrect determination, Raz’s staff started sledging Dipankar Dipon’s gamers, which enraged the latter. A scuffle ensued with the ‘celebrities’ pushing, punching and slapping one another. Soon they began utilizing cricket bats to hit one another. The two teams even threw chairs at one another. Six folks had been reportedly injured within the brawl.
The injured folks had been recognized as Shishir Sardar, Raj Ripa, Joy Chaudhry, Atiq Rehman, Sheikh Shuvo, and Ashiq Jahid.
A video of Bangladeshi actress Raj Ripa crying over the umpire’s incorrect verdict additionally went viral on social media. Accusing the administration of match-fixing, she claimed that the umpire ought to have really her a 4 on that specific bowl because the fielder’s foot hit the boundary.
Hilarious scenes in Celebrity Cricket League. 😂
A celeb crying as a result of an umpire didn’t give a boundary which was clearly a 4.
Two groups fought badly, 6 folks injured in hospital and the match is now cancelled!!! pic.twitter.com/brEYCKzIw3
— Saif Ahmed 🇧🇩 (@saifahmed75) September 30, 2023
Reports additionally mentioned that Raj Ripa mentioned on social media that Mustafa Kamal Raj can be accountable if something occurred to her profession and accused his staff of throwing water bottles at her.
Joy Chowdhury, a member of Dipankar Dipon’s staff, in the meantime, alleged that producer Raj threatened to kill actor Manoj Praman. He additionally accused the organizers of match-fixing and warned of authorized motion.
The match finally needed to be cancelled. Dipankar Dipon and the organizers acknowledged that they might be issuing an official assertion and rationalization for what transpired.