Suspended batsman Mohammad Ashraful received some moral support from national skipper Mushfiqur Rahim for his bold confession on Thursday
as he is trying hard to acclimatise to his new lifestyle.
Mushfiq seemed to have made the day for one of his close-to-the-heart national team-mates Ashraful with a text message that gave him the courage to reorganise his life.
‘Allah will be looking after you for being able to gather the courage to confess your guilt before you die,’ Mushfiq said in his short message.
‘Thanks for the honesty that you have shown and I hope that you will again return to the cricket field,’ added the message.
‘I was sad at the beginning when I saw the news on television for the first time,’ said Mushfiq, vowing his support for his embattled predecessor.
Bangladesh Cricket Board decided on Tuesday to suspend Ashraful from all sorts of cricket activities pending an ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit investigation on match-fixing allegations in the Bangladesh Premier League.
The executive members took the decision at an emergency meeting chaired by BCB president Nazmul Hasan considering Ashraful’s confession to the ACSU members about his involvement.
Ashraful broke down in tears in front of television cameras, drawing a lot of sympathy from the fans who argued that he should be pardoned for being a whistleblower in the entire issue.
The confession and subsequent suspension, however, changed his lifestyle completely, said his family members adding that he is now late in going to bed but rises early to say his morning prayers.
As he is not in a hurry to go to practice, Ashraful added a new habit to his daily routine and that is to go through the website of every major newspaper and online paper.
Ashraful also started giving more time to his business than ever at the restaurant Sichuan Garden he set up with a few other friends at Wari in the city.
His family members said Ashraful is encouraged by the volume of support he received from his fans and some other team-mates in his attempt to rebuild his life and now appears calm unlike the recent past.
-With New Age input
