Manchester United had to delete a recent Mother's Day social media post aimed at Portuguese language fans featuring Bruno Fernandes.

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Man Utd left red facedMother's Day social media post deletedComical mistake spottedWHAT HAPPENED?

With many countries around the world celebrating Mother's Day on Sunday, May 12, United created a special image to share with Portuguese-speaking fans in Brazil. It had also been celebrated a week earlier in Portugal. Casemiro and Antony featured with their mums, while Bruno Fernandes appeared with a woman that was to be his mum. Except that it wasn't.

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The woman in question was actually Dolores Aveiro, otherwise known as the mother of former United star Cristiano Ronaldo. The post with the erroneous image didn't last long before being removed.

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Dolores Aveiro has become famous in her own right thanks to her son's football career, fronting a number of advertising campaigns in Portugal in recent years. She might actually be the most widely known mum of a footballer there has even been.

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Spearheaded by Fernandes, United will be hoping to finish 2023-24 on a high after yet more criticism was piled on the team in the wake of last weekend's sorry defeat to Arsenal. Games against Newcastle and Brighton remain in the Premier League, with European qualification still to play for, before facing Manchester City in the FA Cup at Wembley on May 25.

All the buzz about that incredible dismissal

ESPNcricinfo staff30-May-2019Ben Stokes:”I was actually in the wrong position. I made a relatively straightforward catch into a hard one. It would have been a regulation catch if I was in the right place. It is one of those that sticks or doesn’t. We do train hard.”Was it better than the one in the 2015 Ashes? Nah. That one was against the Aussies. So that one ranks higher.”The crowd’s reaction behind me was pretty awesome. I just tried to take that in as much as I could. I bowled the next over and Morgs had to come to me and ask if everything was all right, if my heart rate had gone down. Things like that catch do get you fizzed up. I didn’t really know quite how to react to be honest, I just tried to take it in. The crowd today were phenomenal. It’s the best thing about having a home World Cup.”Eoin Morgan:”We see a lot of him in training do stuff like that all the time. You just shake your head because it doesn’t happen every day.”He misjudged it at the start. He ran in, stopped and then I thought it was going to be way over his head. The next leap in that direction … unbelievable.”I’ve only seen a catch like that made before by AB De Villiers in a game in Bangalore.”Moeen Ali:”He ran in for no reason. He screwed it up! [smiles] I’d have just stood there and it would have gone straight in my hands!”We see him do that in practice all the time. He’s always got a great chance of catching those. He’s a big part of this team.”Faf du Plessis:”It was as good as it gets.”Nasser Hussain: (on TV commentary)”No way! No, no way! You cannot do that, Ben Stokes. That is remarkable. That is one of the greatest catches of all time!”Andrew Miller: (ESPNcricinfo ball-by-ball commentary)”Ben Stokes, that is absolute fifth! Absolutely leathered through deep midwicket … and Stokes somehow launched himself horizontally towards the rope, timing his jump like a mortar from its tube, and clinging onto a certain six, in his outstretched, reverse-cupped, right hand! My God, that is an utter, utter worldy! If Alisson got a mitt to a screamer like that in Madrid on Saturday and tipped it over the bar, we would be talking about it for years…”

Claudio Ranieri and his Cagliari players celebrated wildly after the Serie A club staved off relegation by beating Sassuolo.

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• Cagliari beat Sassuolo 2-0 in crucial clash
• Victory ensures they stay in Serie A
• Ranieri soaked by players in joyous scenes

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  The Islanders needed a win from their final two matches of the season to survive in Serie A, and they managed to put up a convincing performance in their penultimate game as they beat Sassuolo 2-0 to move up to 14th. After the contest, Cagliari's players celebrated jubilantly as they drenched their manager and former Leicester City boss Ranieri with water right after the full-time whistle.

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  Ranieri had his work cut out at the club after helping them to secure promotion to the top division last season. Cagliari were off to a disastrous start as they managed to secure just three points from their first nine matches. The 72-year-old had offered to resign after taking responsibility for the team's failure, however, the club and the players convinced him to stay, and that decision has paid off.

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  The Italian side are all set to face Fiorentina in their final game of the season on May 26. Although they are only three points above 18th-placed Empoli, with a plus one goal difference over their rivals, Serie A prioritises head to head records and not goal difference when teams are level on points. As Cagliari took four points from Empoli this season, even if they win their final match of the campaign and Ranieri's side lose, Cagliari will be safe from relegation.

Ex-Manchester United striker Louis Saha has slammed Jamie Carragher for suggesting Casemiro should retire or leave the Premier League.

Casemiro faced criticism for form in 2023-24Carragher made scathing remarks about the BrazilianLouis Saha has backed CasemiroWHAT HAPPENED?

The Brazil international has faced a particularly tough time recently, being forced to play out of position as a centre-back instead of his usual holding midfield position due to United's injury problems. Naturally, the 32-year-old has found it challenging to adapt and put in dismal showing during United’s 4-0 thrashing by Crystal Palace. He was partly responsible for three of Palace’s goals and further embarrassed himself by losing possession to Daniel Munoz, leading to Michael Olise's fourth goal.

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Carragher delivered a scathing assessment of Casemiro on Sky Sports, suggesting the midfielder no longer has the legs to compete in England's top flight and should settle for a less competitive league in the USA or Saudi Arabia – or hang up his boots.

"I think Casemiro should know himself tonight as an experienced player that he should only have three games left at a top level and then say I'm gonna go to the MLS or Saudi," Carragher said. "His agent or the team around him need to tell him. We're watching one of the greats of the modern time…but I always remember something when I retired, a saying I'll always remember: 'Leave the football before the football leaves you'. The football's left him at this top level. He needs to call it a day at this level of football and move."

WHAT LOUIS SAHA SAID

Saha, however, found these remarks to be unfair and expressed his dismay at the severe criticism aimed at Casemiro, highlighting the Real Madrid legend's illustrious career and contributions to the game.

In an interview with Saha said: "Yes I do believe he’s been disrespected. When it comes to Manchester United, you could criticise many of the players and believe from last year, Casemiro has been dragged into a bit of a trap. He scored a lot of goals last season and people probably expected him to do the same this season, but that’s never been his game.

“The criticism has been severe and harsh and then you hear Jamie Carragher almost inviting Casemiro to move to Saudi Arabia or the MLS. That’s crazy. I think it was disrespectful because nobody should advise someone in that way. I know it’s his job, but I don’t believe Jamie should have said that because Casemiro wants to do good and because of everything he’s achieved in the game, he faces more scrutiny than others and people try and bring him down as quick as they possibly can. That’s not fair. Everybody’s going to make mistakes and have bad games, but that doesn’t mean that every little thing needs to be scrutinised. I think the criticism has been very harsh.”

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Casemiro will be eager to silence his critics by putting his best foot forward against Manchester City in the FA Cup final on May 25. The Red Devils should be geared up for the encounter as a victory in the would ensure Europa League football for them next season.

Will they try and fit in Rishabh Pant? Can Rashid Khan bounce back after England nightmare?

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Kartik: Shami for Bhuvneshwar is the only change I would like to see

Big PictureDieticians around the world like to engage their clients by rewarding cheat meals every now and then for achieving certain targets. Similarly, India can think of the Afghanistan clash as a ‘cheat meal’ and try out options ahead of the England clash on June 30, which in a sense will define their group-stage play.Call it the luck of the draw or whatever, this clash comes bang in the middle of their campaign. Being one of only two unbeaten sides yet, there couldn’t be a better opportunity to test their reserves. Rishabh Pant has finally realised his World Cup dream, even as Shikhar Dhawan’s has come crashing down, but can Pant break into the XI?Should Vijay Shankar, who was hit on the toe by a Jasprit Bumrah yorker, not recover, it becomes a no-brainer. However, if Vijay is fit, leaving him out after a creditable outing against Pakistan could play on his confidence. Nevertheless, it’s a healthy debate for the team management to have. For all you know, Virat Kohli could just field an unchanged side, make a mockery of all the pre-match talk and stick to his tried-and-tested formula.India’s bowling looks strong whenever the wristspinners fire, so much so that even the absence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar doesn’t seem such a big deal currently. With Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav and Vijay capable of bowling, suddenly a batting line-up that couldn’t bowl now is bursting at its seam with bowling potential. Throw in Mohammed Shami into the mix along with Bumrah and it’s as formidable a bowling force as you could get.Afghanistan’s World Cup campaign is in a mess. The world has moved on from the refugee-camp narrative and what they did at the World Cricket League Division Five a decade ago has no bearing now. They are a Full Member, who brought with them the promise of a few upsets in the World Cup, especially after competing tooth and nail at the Asia Cup last year.But an untimely captaincy switch, the rift between a former selector and head coach, inconsistency in selection and allegations of nepotism have derailed their campaign, and have forced them to feed on crumbs of comfort. Like Hashmatullah Shahidi’s fighting half-century against England or just the fact that they lasted the entire 50 overs against the tournament favourites.The road is only going to get tougher and it’s for Afghanistan to now prove that they aren’t simply waiting to get on the flight home.Form guideIndia WWWLL (last five completed matches, most recent first)
Afghanistan LLLLLIn the spotlightMohammed Shami wasn’t in the frame for an ODI recall until nine months ago. A home series against West Indies in October proved to be the springboard. Compelling performances in Australia and New Zealand meant he couldn’t have possibly been overlooked. Yet, when it came to the World Cup, India went in with Bhuvneshwar Kumar. With the latter now injured, Shami has not just two potential opportunities but can also make a case to be a definite starter even if Bhuvneshwar recovers completely from his hamstring niggle.Rashid Khan is a fierce competitor. Off days don’t affect him. In IPL 2018, he was carted in back-to-back games by left-handers – Chris Gayle and Suresh Raina – against whom he doesn’t have the best of records. He returned from the shellacking to finish with a match haul of 2 for 11 in a winning spell. Three days ago, in a completely different format, it was another left-hander – Eoin Morgan – who smacked him for seven sixes to leave him an over away from the most expensive figures in ODI history. India’s top order is unlikely to have a single left-hander come Saturday – unless of course they play Pant. The fact that India are yet to lose a wicket to spin in this World Cup will add to Rashid’s challenge.Team newsIndia will make one forced change, with Shami set to replace the injured Bhuvneshwar.India (probable) 1 KL Rahul, 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4 Vijay Shankar, 5 MS Dhoni (wk), 6 Kedar Jadhav, 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Yuzvendra Chahal, 10 Mohammed Shami, 11 Jasprit BumrahThere’s a lot of flux around the Afghanistan camp. Who is the boss? A captain with little confidence or the outgoing coach? Generally, a situation like this means a slew of changes. Your guess is as good as ours.Afghanistan (probable) 1 Noor Ali Zadran, 2 Gulbadin Naib (capt), 3 Rahmat Shah, 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi, 5 Asghar Afghan, 6 Mohammad Nabi, 7 Rashid Khan, 8 Ikram Ali Khil, 9 Aftab Alam 10, Dawlat Zadran, 11 Mujeeb Ur RahmanPitch and conditionsIt’s expected to be a belter. The average first innings score in the last five completed ODIs here is 286. England and Pakistan aggregated 734 runs during a bilateral series match in May. England walloped their 213 target against West Indies in just 33.1 overs. By dimensions, the ground isn’t the biggest. The fact that South Africa and India scrapped 457 runs early two weeks ago was down to simply the quality of Kagiso Rabada and India’s pace battery.Strategy punt KL Rahul has been out three times to offspin in the eight times he’s faced this variety. All of them came on that wretched 2017 tour to Sri Lanka, where he was a walking wicket to Akila Dananjaya. Can Afghanistan exploit this weakness early by bringing him up against Mohammad Nabi with the new ball? Nabi isn’t averse to bowling with the new ball, having done a similar job for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. Afghanistan bowlers have so far picked up just three wickets in the first 10 overs this World Cup. By the time they’ve introduced Rashid, opposition batsmen have been well-set. Barring the game against South Africa where he was introduced in the tenth over while defending 127, he’s been brought in the earliest in the 14th over against Australia. He’s yet to take a wicket in his first spell so far this tournament. Can Afghanistan look to bring him in early, and have the batsmen try and attack him in the Powerplay, which could in turn increase his chance of striking early? Should India play Pant, they may want to resist temptation of batting him at No. 4. Although the sample size is still small, Pant’s record at No. 5 – 497 runs in 15 innings at a strike rate of 111.40 – is significantly better than 280 runs in 13 innings at No. 4. Also holding him back could mean Nabi may have bowled a bulk of his overs by the time he arrives – he’s been out three times in four innings to offspinners. It’s only against offspin bowling that he strikes at under 100.Stats and trivia Aftab Alam, who was dropped for the previous game, averages of 21.3, the best for an Afghanistan pacer in ODIs since 2018. Najibullah is the only Afghanistan player to average above 50 and strike at above 100 in ODIs this year. Gulbadin Naib has taken 18 wickets in ODIs this year, the most for an Afghanistan bowler beating Rashid, Nabi and Mujeeb ur Rahman Shami’s average of 17.3 in World Cup is the best among Indian bowlers to have picked up at least 10 wickets in the competition. India are currently sitting on 49 World Cup winsQuotes”I don’t think we prepared that well for a tournament like this. It is a big stage, there will be ups and downs, but we have learnt a lot so far. We should have won at least one or two games; we had the opportunity to do so, but we lacked experience.”

Gary Neville has hit back at Oasis star Noel Gallagher for talking about Manchester when he lives in London as their feud continued.

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  Following City's historic fourth-straight Premier League title last weekend, musician Gallagher poked fun at United legend Neville.

  He said: "Gary Neville, at this moment in time, I wonder how he's feeling. We deserve it! We're the best team in the country."

  Now, the Salford City co-owner has hit back at the guitarist.

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  He told : "He's been a big part of Manchester's history but he lives in London. Do you know what I mean, Noel? Don't talk about Man… you live in London. You live in Knightsbridge, or wherever it is. Hampstead, wherever he lives, you know what I mean. You can't start talking about Manchester – 25 years he's not been here. He comes once a year for that trophy parade! I saw him on Sunday, actually."

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  Feuds aside, City are streets ahead of their bitter rivals United these days. They won the treble last season and could win the double this term, whereas Erik ten Hag's men came eighth in the table and the Dutchman is facing the sack. Therefore, there is a lot on the line on Saturday when the two teams meet in the FA Cup final.

All the action and analyses from the England v Bangladesh game

Liam Brickhill08-Jun-2019

There are times when cricket is defined by tumbling stumps, frenzied tension and the arcs of Eoin Morgan’s sixes. And there are those days when maiden overs, skilful leaves and the patience of saints are more than enough. These three sessions at York were notable for the latter and they offered almost perfect satisfaction to the spectators sitting under the wonderful white poplars on the far side of the ground, even as most of them yearned for the fall of visiting wickets. They will not forget this day at Clifton Park and neither will Rob Yates, a 19-year-old Warwickshire batsman who fell one short of a maiden fifty after over three hours in which his every stroke proclaimed a determination not to yield.Yet just as the evening crowd were ready to applaud the first major achievement of Yates’ career, his moment was stolen by a cricketer 16 years his senior whose value to Yorkshire appears to increase with every match he plays. In the morning session Steve Patterson’s 60 had helped his side post 259, which most thought a competitive score on a pitch offering bounce and carry. Yet deep in the evening session it seemed that Yates and Dom Sibley’s 101-run stand for the second Warwickshire wicket would erode that advantage much as water wears down stone. But Patterson is also a patient man.Yorkshire’s captain brought himself back for his third spell of the day at the City End. In his fourth over he bowled Sibley off the inside edge for 60 when the opener played an ungainly defensive shot outside the off stump. Six overs later the left-handed Yates pushed at a ball slanted across him and was caught at slip by Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Adam Hose survived his first ball before immediately playing around an in-ducker and falling leg before. By the close Matt Lamb had perished in the slips off David Willey, thus completing the loss of four wickets for 27 runs in ten overs. The day ended with Warwickshire on 192 for 5, the new ball due early in the morning and both sides hoping tomorrow’s weather forecast is wide of the mark.Yet if our cricket ended with Yorkshire’s cricketers suddenly buoyed by the fall of wickets, its heart had been dominated by the stand between Sibley and Yates, two young batsmen in a top order suddenly devoid of seniority. Indeed, many familiar figures at Edgbaston – Jonathan Trott, Keith Barker, Boyd Rankin – are suddenly absent and a Bears top order lacking Ian Bell is like a plate of eggs royale without salmon. The old solidities, the old pedigree are missing and in this context the batting of Yates and Sibley assumes fresh significance.Their partnership blunted Yorkshire’s attack and it even quietened the 380 corporate hospitality guests, although almost nothing could silence the stentorian auctioneer during the intervals, when he boomed out like Brian Blessed addressing the partially hearing.Sibley’s innings was replete with the defiance Edgbaston supporters have come to expect. The opener’s nine championship innings before today had yielded 426 runs including two centuries and his powerful flourishes though the leg side were also par for his course. Yates’ effort, by contrast, turned fresh earth. The 19-year-old had managed only 90 runs in seven visits prior to this match and his innings today offered encouragement even as it ended in disappointment. Yet Yates still needed the luck that fortifies any young cricketer. Most notably this came in the form of the straightforward chance dropped by Adam Lyth off Patterson when he had only a single to his name.Thus reprieved he went on to cut Willey over the slips and cover-drive Jordan Thompson for fours, but the quality of Yates’ batting consisted more in the good balls he defended or simply let go. To watch his mid-afternoon duel with James Logan, Yorkshire’s 21-year-old left-arm spinner, was to see two young cricketers at important stages of their development. And you may be assured most of the crowd realised it.For if the cricket at Clifton Park might be dismissed as slow in this 17-sixes-a-pop era, it prompted no discontent among the thousands on the ground for whom such contests are custom-built delight. They had enjoyed the morning’s play, too, when for nearly 90 minutes Patterson and Logan had batted with the prudence of Yorkshiremen squirrelling a few quid away in their building society accounts. Regular accretion was preferable to risky punts.This was no boisterous, end-of-term thrash but a considered alliance between batsmen who trusted each other during their 48-run stand for the ninth wicket. Only three boundaries had been struck, none of them in front of the wicket before Patterson lost his off stump when trying to cut Oliver Hannon-Dalby. He had made 60, which was only his fourth first-class fifty, but he had batted like a skipper who knew the value of his runs and a bowler who would have to defend the total he was compiling. And deep in the evening Patterson was doing precisely that.

Spinner can answer a glaring need on loan at Yorkshire as Essex trail by 372 runs

David Hopps04-Jun-2019Dom Bess’ short professional career has not been short of incident. As a teenager, he was a Somerset debutant thrown spectacularly into a Championship challenge which only failed on the last day of the season. At 20, he became the first hunch of the national selector, Ed Smith, when he was given a Test debut last season against Pakistan only to be stood down after two Tests.He now finds himself on a month’s loan at Yorkshire where his effervescent manner and all-round talent can again create a good impression. Just to confirm, however, that life for Bess is rarely straightforward, his chances of registering a second first-class hundred departed against Essex when he ran out of partners on 91.Bess, though, might still have a role to play with the ball, answering Yorkshire’s glaring need, if only briefly, for a Championship spinner of quality in the third game of an envisaged four-game loan spell. They will imagine that the heavy rain on the second afternoon, which restricted play to 36.3 overs, will leave enough unsettled weather around for their seamers to prosper on the third day when Essex resume on 18 for 1, so setting up Bess to play a central role in the later stages.Somerset’s coaching team of Andy Hurry and Jason Kerr deserve considerable credit for sanctioning Bess’ loan spell at a potential Championship rival, recognising that his career development, at 21, should be the priority. As the spin-bowling understudy to the excellent Jack Leach, his opportunities are limited, especially when the ECB takes a dim view of the sort of sharply turning pitches on which they almost pipped Middlesex to the title in 2016. He has 89 first-class wickets at a touch under 30 and needs to add to them.England will be grateful, too, because understudies to Moeen Ali, whose form remains unpredictable, are not exactly jostling for attention. Bess’ positive attitude sits well with England. In his days as the head of ECB’s development programme, Hurry would have been anxious for Bess to be playing regular county cricket and it is admirable that those values have survived more pressing responsibilities at Somerset.Yorkshire would be foolish not to hope that Bess’ involvement might be more long lasting. As an Exeter lad, his loyalties to the south-west are strong, but it will have its limits. Few seriously imagine that Adil Rashid will suddenly discover a renewed fondness for Championship cricket and, Rashid apart, Yorkshire have long struggled to produce spinners of quality. Headingley, too, for all its maverick ways when the clouds roll over, now regularly produces surfaces on which spin can play a part.Bess has shown a liking for this Essex attack. His only other first-class century came for the MCC against the champion county in 2018, following their title win the previous September. At 289 for 6 overnight, Bess’ share was only 30, but he played tidily against some lacklustre Essex bowling, shrewdly picking off 15 boundaries when the opportunities presented themselves. “I think everybody was expecting it to rain,” said Anthony McGrath, Essex’s coach.Bess said: “I never felt in. It was still doing a bit, and I nicked a couple. You have to ride your luck sometimes. I’d have loved to have got my first hundred in the Championship, but it was just nice to be in there facing a lot of balls and just playing cricket. There is certainly a lot there for our bowlers. I think we’re in a great position.”Jonny Tattersall offered sound support as they extended their seventh-wicket stand to 90, but Tattersall was caught at the wicket, attempting an improvised guide against Ravi Bopara, Jamie Porter removed Steve Patterson and Ben Coad with the new ball as Essex finally perked up and last man Duanne Olivier lasted only four balls as he edged Sam Cook to second slip.Yorkshire had time to take one wicket before rain ended play at 2.15pm when Sir Alastair Cook fell for two at first slip – pushing at a full-length ball from Ben Coad that left him and gave a 25th catch of the season for Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Pomp and ceremony might have been the order of the day in London as Donald Trump continued his State visit, but there was no grace and favour for Sir Alastair in the county that knows only too well that Geoffrey Boycott has never been knighted.Neither Labour nor Tory Governments have quite dared take the plunge when it comes to ennobling Boycott. Perhaps they should put it to a referendum. It would be something to divide the country again once Brexit is settled.

‘I don’t think we need to go after Mushfiqur, he was trying hard to get him out’ – Mashrafe

Mohammad Isam at The Oval05-Jun-2019Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza defended Mushfiqur Rahim after he hit the stumps with his elbow when trying to run out Kane Williamson. The incident took place in the 12th over of the New Zealand innings when the Ross Taylor – Williamson partnership was at an embryonic stage.As the two batsmen got involved in a mix-up, Tamim Iqbal threw the ball from mid-on with Williamson still well short of the crease and almost given up. But Mushfiqur took the ball in front of the stumps, with his feet behind, and tried to break the stumps. Straight away Tamim and Shakib reacted in a way that suggested they knew what had happened, while the rest of the stadium were cheering the big wicket.Williamson and Taylor went on to add 105 runs for the third wicket, that set New Zealand in the right path.Mushfiqur Rahim’s error hands Kane Williamson a lifeline•Getty Images

Mashrafe, who was also following the ball closely during that incident, said that he wouldn’t blame Mushfiqur for the mistake and expects him to bounce back from it quickly. He said that with the catches he had taken off Taylor and Colin de Grandhomme, Mushfiqur had already started to make amends.”I don’t think we need to go after Mushfiqur,” Mashrafe said. “He was also trying hard to get him out. That throw was straight, but as a keeper it was hard to know if it was straight or not. Suddenly the stumps hit his elbow, but it happens. Mushfiqur is a professional player. He knows how to handle all of this. It is not as if this was the first mistake in Mushfiqur’s life. Every player makes mistakes.WATCH – Highlights of Mushfiqur’s error on Hotstar (India only)”For example, in the last match Soumya dropped a catch, but he has caught many difficult ones before that. I think that it can happen with Mushfiqur, and that it may happen again is a normal thing. We are not here to blame anyone, we are here to give our best. Even after that, the catches that Mushfiqur took off Ross Taylor and Grandhomme, those could have been turning points.”I don’t think there is a need to create pressure for anyone and neither do I think that he needs to think about this. If everything goes well in the next match, you will see that everything is fine again.”Mashrafe said that falling 30 runs short of their desired total was a bigger problem on the day. He said that Mushfiqur himself getting run out after a mix-up with Shakib, after they had added exactly 50 runs for the third wicket, was also a crucial point in the game.”If you don’t score big, you have to take all those chances. It happens in cricket. No one wants to make mistakes. I think the bigger mistakes was when we batted. If we managed to score 30 more runs, it could have been a different game.”That run out [of Mushfiqur while batting] was the turning point. They both got set in that moment. Again, Shakib and Mithun had their partnership broken when they were putting it together. If any of those two partnerships had gone into eighties or a hundred, things would have been different,” he said.