West Indies coach Ottis Gibson blasted International Cricket Council boss Haroon Lorgat as "ridiculous" on Sunday for attempting to play down the Dhaka bus stoning controversy. Lorgat insisted that Friday's incident, which saw the West Indies team bus attacked by angry Bangladesh fans after the home team had suffered a humiliating World Cup loss, was minor with just pebbles hurled at the vehicle.
But Gibson told Lorgat that it was a serious breach of security which caused the West Indies team to take cover on the floor of the bus. The fans thought they were venting their anger at their own side.
"There were stones thrown at our bus. I just want to make it clear first of all and remind Haroon Lorgat of his responsibilities. He can't sit in a hotel room in Chennai and say they were pebbles," said Gibson.
Bangladesh were bowled out for just 58 in the match, their lowest one-day total, before losing by nine wickets. The defeat severely dented the home side's hopes of making the quarter-finals. Fans also attacked Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan's house.
"What we heard hitting the bus and smashing glass didn't seem to us to be pebbles," added Gibson.
Security around the West Indies team has been stepped up in Mohali where they face Ireland on Friday. Giving details of what had happened in Dhaka, Gibson said: "We were in the bus and enjoying ourselves after the win.
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