Proteas apologise for drone use in Dhaka

Cricket South Africa have apologised for using a drone camera without proper permission to film a training session.

Cricket South Africa have apologised for using a drone camera during a practice session.

Last December, the Bangladesh civil aviation authority banned all unmanned aerial vehicles, which did not have prior permission, from its airspace for national security and general safety reasons.

Being unaware of that, South Africa's technical analyst, Prasanna Agoram, used the camera through a remote control to take an aerial view of Wednesday's practice session, prompting an instant protest from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).

"We were not aware that the drone camera should not be used without prior permission. We came to know it panicked the people. However we were unaware of the rules and expressed our regret to the BCB," said a South Africa spokeswoman on Thursday.

"The matter was finalised on the ground on Wednesday and nothing has happened afterwards."


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