Cricket-Dhaka assistant coach Zaki dies after collapsing before BPL game


  • Cricket
  • Saturday, 27 Dec 2025

Dec 27 (Reuters) - ‌Dhaka Capitals assistant coach Mahbub Ali ‌Zaki died on Saturday after ‌collapsing on the field ahead of his team's Bangladesh Premier League game against Rajshahi Warriors ‍in Sylhet, with local media ‍reporting he suffered ‌a heart attack.

Zaki, 59, fell while ‍the teams ​were warming up. He was rushed to hospital, but ⁠news of his death reached the ‌ground after the match had already kicked ⁠off.

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