Bangladesh changes World Cup jersey after uproar
The HinduBangladesh 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. 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. Read: Mashrafe Mortaza tells fans to keep calm 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 cricket team left home on Wednesday and will open its World Cup campaign against South Africa at the Oval on June 2.