Bangladesh has altered its World Cup cricket strip to add a touch of red following uproar over the initial design, which some had likened to rival Pakistan’s kit, the cricket board said on Wednesday. The national flag of Bangladesh is red and green, but the Tigers’ jersey unveiled on Monday for the tournament starting later this month in England and Wales was green and white. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh have unveiled their #CWC19 kit! 🇧🇩 What do you think? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/YHdIUPE3PT — Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) April 29, 2019 Bangladesh Cricket Board spokesman Jalal Yunus said cricket’s world governing body had originally asked it to drop the red colour due to “commercial complications”, but relented following a subsequent request from the BCB. “It made the jersey green and white. But people wanted a touch of red in the jersey. So we requested the ICC again and they accepted our request,” he told AFP. The original design had featured the names of players and the word Bangladesh in red, Yunus noted. Social media was awash with complaints after the strip was unveiled, with former BCB president Saber Hossain Chowdhury among those to criticise the original design. Red and green, our national flag colours, have always been reflected in jerseys of @BCBtigers over the years. So very sad this is no longer so. Mr Papon May smile but I suspect many in Bangladesh are upset and angry. Good luck to the Tigers though for #ICCworldcup2019. https://t.co/HA6iennxJ1 — Saber H Chowdhury (@saberhc) April 29, 2019 Many cricket fans saw a similarity with the jersey of Pakistan, from which Bangladesh became independent after a bloody war in 1971. Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Cricket Team # World Cup jersey But, first, I thought #Pakistan team. Do not look after our Bangladesh. pic.twitter.com/yfqfvWaemk — Àrñøb Ähméd (@Arnobahmed28) April 29, 2019 Bangladesh cricket team jersey, it can not be that there is no redness here. It is a copy of Pakistan's jersey, we are boycotting this jersey. pic.twitter.com/wpK2f6tUpM — nayan dey (@nilkhola) April 30, 2019 Look like Pakistan Cricket Team. Is it Bangladeshi cricket team jersey? Please do not insult us. Change it. Bangladesh Cricket Team Jersey should be in Green-Red color. Text on jersey may be in yellow color. pic.twitter.com/3AjHh4fu70 — DR. MARUF HASAN ALAM (@DR_MARUF) April 30, 2019 It is insulting for Bangladesh. Ban this jersey. pic.twitter.com/NCr27qCSwC — Jahed Ahmed (@JahedAh37113694) April 28, 2019 Someone has rightly said that the designer has just written BANGLADESH on Pakistan's jersey. Pretty creative huh? 😏 it's a shame that we can't even design a cool jersey for the biggest cricket tournament on earth 😕 #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/ztZMPsnp3Z — 𝓜𝓸𝓲𝓷™✌😁 (@d_magnificent05) April 29, 2019 Who approved the new WC jersey for Bangladesh? Looks completely like Pakistan's. Similar shade of green, well that maybe be coincidence. But white fonts, and more important, NO RED??? — DocHoque (@YamenHoque) April 29, 2019 But BCB president Nazmul Hassan, also known as Papon, blasted the suggestion that the resemblance of Pakistan jersey prompted the swift change in design. “Bangladesh is written on the jersey, how can you confuse it with Pakistan?” Nazmul asked reporters in a press conference on Tuesday. “After seeing the Tigers’ picture and BCB logo if someone thinks that it’s not Bangladesh’s jersey but Pakistan’s then I think that person should stay in Pakistan,” he said. Bangladesh cricket team left home on Wednesday and will open their World Cup campaign against South Africa at the Oval on June 2. First they will play a tri-national tournament in Ireland from May 5-17 along with fellow World Cup participants Ireland and the West Indies. The World Cup begins on May 30.<doc-sep>Bangladesh change their World Cup jersey following controversy The board had earlier launched two jerseys for home and away matches but had to bend in front of the fans who disliked it. The painful memories are yet not dead it seems. Bangladesh cricket authorities faced a backlash from the fans over the design of the team’s jersey for the upcoming ICC World Cup and were compelled to change bend to it. The reason for such furore was the colour of the jersey was all green, resembling that of Pakistan, of which Bangladesh was a part till 1971 and got separated after a bloodied struggle. Apart from Bangladesh and Pakistan, South Africa is another team in this year’s World Cup that has a green outfit. On Monday, designs of two new jerseys (away and home) to be worn by the Bangladeshi players were unveiled and the home outfit was completely green, even lacking the touch of the familiar red (green and red are the two colours in Bangladesh’s national flag as well, denoting the soil and sun, respectively). The all-green jersey created a lot of resentment among the fans and the local media who vented it out on social media. Bangladesh Cricket Board CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury told the country’s media that the design of the all-green jersey will be changed. The Bangladeshi team wore the all-green jersey during an official photo session prior to their departure for the UK on Monday. The Tigers will take part in a tri-series featuring Ireland and the Windies in Ireland before reaching England for the World Cup starting May 30. BCB president Nazmul Hassan on Monday told a channel that they would change the design of Bangladesh’s home jersey. “There is no red on the home jersey. The new design will have red in it,” he was quoted as saying by a media channel. New Bangladesh jersey On Tuesday, Bangladesh came up with their new jersey replacing the controversial one and it had a red strap in the middle mentioning ‘BANGLADESH’. After huge criticism in social media, Bangladesh changed official World Cup jersey to this one. pic.twitter.com/9oDr8EO9t1 — Saif Hasnat (@saifhasnat) April 30, 2019 Bangladesh will kick off their tri-series campaign in Ireland on May 5 and their first match in the World Cup is against South Africa at the Oval on June 2.<doc-sep>After being on the receiving end of the fans' ire, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was forced to tweak the colour scheme of its team's World Cup jersey, adding a hint of red to the previously all-green kit. According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, the BCB approached the International Cricket Council (ICC) to seek their approval before making the change. The red and green are the two colours in Bangladesh national flag. The jersey without the red was not received well among the faithful, who made no qualms about their disapproval on social media. The report also added that the BCB president Nazmul Hassan said, "After the jersey unveiling yesterday, I sat with the board directors to look at the jersey again. Someone spotted the lack of red in the jersey. We have now decided to add the red to our jersey." "Initially, it was the ICC who told us not to have the red in our jersey," Hassan said, adding, "we have a separate jersey, completely red (with white lettering), for some of the other games." The new jersey has a red patch along the middle of the shirt with the team's name written on it in white. Before the World Cup, Bangladesh are due to play a tri-series against hosts Ireland and West Indies. The quadrennial event begins on 30 May in England and Bangladesh start their campaign against South Africa on 2 June. For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, click here<doc-sep>ICC World Cup 2019: BCB unveils Bangladesh jersey for the mega event The Tigers will play their first match against South Africa on June 2. The excitement surrounding the upcoming World Cup in England and Wales is on an escalation. The boards of the 10 participating teams recently put forth their provisional squads for the mega event, scheduled to get underway on May 30. While the likes of India and England are being considered as the favourites, teams like Bangladesh are being deemed as the dark horses. The Tigers made their World Cup debut way back in 1999 and rolled over Pakistan to get their first victory. Thereafter, in 2003, the team strained to find its feet. However, in 2007 when the tournament took place in the West Indies, they turned over India and South Africa. In 2011, the nation was one of the co-hosts and in the 50-overs extravaganza, they also defeated England. Bangladesh have been preparing hard and the team will be captained by Mashrafe Mortaza, who only leads them in the ODI format. Prior to the World Cup, the Tigers will be playing a triangular ODI series in Ireland, involving the hosts and the Windies. For the same, as many 19 players have been selected. Taskin Ahmed, Naeem Hasan, Farhad Reza and Yasir Ali are the ones, who aren’t in the WC squad. Two Bangladesh jerseys In the World Cup, Bangladesh will be playing their first match against the mighty South Africans on Sunday, June 2 at the Kennington Oval in London. In terms of experience, the Tigers players have played the most number of matches in the World Cup. In the meantime, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has unveiled the jersey for the most-awaited tournament. Two outfits have been put forth. One has shades of green and white with the BCB logo on the left and the WC logo on the right. The other jersey has a combination of red and white with the BCB and WC emblem placed in the same position. As far as performances are concerned, one can’t afford to take Bangladesh lightly by any stretch of the imagination. Here is their jersey<doc-sep>
By AFP DHAKA: Bangladesh has altered its World Cup cricket strip to add a touch of red following uproar over the initial design, which some had likened to rival Pakistan's kit, the cricket board said Wednesday. The national flag of Bangladesh is red and green, but the Tigers' jersey unveiled Monday for the tournament starting later this month in England and Wales was green and white. Snaps of Bangladesh @cricketworldcup Squad Official Photo Session today at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. pic.twitter.com/Peg6Kw9OvB — Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) April 29, 2019 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) spokesman Jalal Yunus said cricket's world governing body had originally asked it to drop the red colour due to "commercial complications", but relented following a subsequent request from the BCB. "It made the jersey green and white. But people wanted a touch of red in the jersey. So we requested the ICC (International Cricket Council) again and they accepted our request," he told AFP. The original design had featured the names of players and the word Bangladesh in red, Yunus noted. Social media was awash with complaints after the strip was unveiled, with former BCB president Saber Hossain Chowdhury among those to criticise the original design. "Red and green, our national flag colours, have always been reflected in jerseys of @BCBtigers over the years. So very sad this is no longer so," Chowdhury tweeted. Many cricket fans saw a similarity with the jersey of Pakistan, from which Bangladesh became independent after a bloody war in 1971. But BCB president Nazmul Hassan, also known as Papon, blasted the suggestion that the resemblance of Pakistan jersey prompted the swift change in design. "Bangladesh is written on the jersey, how can you confuse it with Pakistan?" Nazmul asked reporters in a press conference on Tuesday. "After seeing the Tigers' picture and BCB logo if someone thinks that it's not Bangladesh's jersey but Pakistan's then I think that person should stay in Pakistan," he said. Bangladesh cricket team left home on Wednesday and will open their World Cup campaign against South Africa at the Oval on June 2. First, they will play a tri-national tournament in Ireland from May 5-17 along with fellow World Cup participants Ireland and the West Indies. The World Cup begins on May 30.