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Milestone plane crash: Shahin, Hasan, and Nasimra stand by Bangladesh in solidarity
The Pakistan cricket team has arrived in Bangladesh to play a three-match T20 series. The visitors have lost the first match by 7 wickets to Bangladesh on Sunday and have fallen behind in the series. However, the heat of the series has almost faded in the plane crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara yesterday. So far, 27 people have been reported dead, of which 25 are children. Another 25 are undergoing treatment in the hospital. Pakistan team cricketers have expressed their condolences and sympathy on social media in the tragic accident. The Pakistan team has arrived in Bangladesh without star pacer Shaheen Afridi. After the accident happened yesterday afternoon, Shaheen wrote on his X handle in the afternoon, ‘Heartbreaking and tragic. Praying for the victims of the plane crash in Bangladesh. May the families regain strength and hope for a miracle.’
Milestone plane crash: Shahin, Hasan, and Nasimra stand by Bangladesh in solidarity
The PCB team management has not included Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali in the squad for the Bangladesh tour because he is playing in England. A post made from Hasan’s Facebook account last night read, ‘Saddened by the tragic news of Dhaka. Many innocent lives were lost untimely. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. May God give patience to all. I wish the injured a speedy recovery.’
Pakistan did not keep another pacer, Naseem Shah, in the T20 squad after he was considered for the ODIs. The post from the pacer’s Facebook account last night read, ‘I received tragic news from Bangladesh, a country very close to my heart. I pray for the victims and their families and all those affected by this devastating accident. May they find strength and peace in this difficult time.’
Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman, who scored 44 off 34 balls in the first T20, wrote on his X handle yesterday, ‘I am very saddened by today’s (yesterday’s) tragic incident in Dhaka. My prayers go out to the families who suffered from this incident and all those affected.’ Yesterday, former and current players of the Bangladesh cricket team also expressed their condolences over the accident. BCB has organized a recitation of the Holy Quran and prayer mahfil before the second match against Pakistan today. A minute’s silence will be observed before the match, cricketers from both teams will wear black armbands. In addition to keeping the national flag at half-mast, music will also be stopped on the field.
