The India-Bangladesh rivalry in the women’s game took a rather unsavoury turn when Harmanpreet Kaur’s outburst against the umpires during India’s tour last year left the host chagrined. Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty did not mince words then, saying her opposite number should have ‘spoken with some manners.’
A little over 10 months later, the two sides meet again, in a five-match T20I series and while Nigar politely fields questions about this rivalry and that outburst patiently, she is eager to let an issue of the past remain in the past.
“The controversy has passed a long time back. As a professional team, we shouldn’t be thinking like that. It’s another opportunity for us to play against a good team,” Nigar said ahead of the first T20I between the two nations in Sylhet on Sunday.
