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Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana launches attack on Harmanpreet Kaur; denies assault claims

Poulomi Chakraborty

Harmanpreet Kaur with Nigar Sultana Joty (Source: @BCBtigers/x.com)Harmanpreet Kaur with Nigar Sultana Joty (Source: @BCBtigers/x.com)

After ending the Women’s World Cup in the group stage, Bangladesh Women's exited from the tournament with heartbreak. But after that, the team was hit with fresh controversy when senior player Jahanara Alam levelled a serious allegation against current captain Nigar Sultana.

Alam accused the current Bangladesh skipper of a charge of physical assault. Now, after a long silence, Nigar Sultana has finally spoken out, offering her side of the story.

Nigar Sultana opens up about the controversy surrounding her

After the heartbreaking exit from the Women’s World Cup 2025, Bangladesh is yet to heal from the heartbreak, and another fresh storm hit the cricket board. Senior player Jahanara Alam levelled fresh allegations against skipper Nigar Sultana Joty, claiming she used to physically mistreat junior players.

As the Bangladesh Cricket Board refuted the allegations but the Bangladesh captain was yet to break the silence on the issue. Speaking to Daily Cricket, she finally addressed the issue, saying she isn’t the kind of aggressive leader, like India’s Harmanpreet Kaur.

“Why would I hit anyone? I mean, why would I strike the stumps with my bat? Am I Harmanpreet, that I would go around hitting the stumps like that? Why would I do it? In my personal space, if I'm cooking or something, I might bang my bat around, I might hit my helmet - that's my own business,” she said.


“But why would I do something like that to someone else? Why would I get physical? Just because someone says so? You can ask the other players or anyone else whether I've ever done anything like that,” he added.

How can such claims stand when management is always around?

While making the allegation, Jahanara Alam said and youngster told him how Jyoti is torturing them physically. Responding to the issue, the Bangladesh skipper questioned the credibility of the claims, saying such things can’t happen when management is always present.

“The way I’ve been described in front of everyone — I’m not that kind of girl at all. First, I heard that Jahanara apu has made an allegation about me, saying that someone called her in Australia and said, ‘Please save us, Jyoti apu is beating us and finishing us off,” she said.


“What I’m trying to say is: someone who hasn’t been here for six or seven years and has gone off to Australia — if I really beat someone or harmed someone in any way, is there no team management, no manager, no coaching staff? Am I the ultimate authority then?” she added.

In recent times, this serious controversy has shaken the Bangladesh cricket. With the situation escalating, the Bangladesh Cricket Board is now expected to take a decisive step to address the growing turmoil.