DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday banned former national team fast bowler Shahadat Hossain for five years, two of them suspended, after he assaulted a team-mate in a match.

Shahadat was reported by umpires after he was seen to slap and kick a team-mate during a National Cricket League match on Sunday.

The national federation suspended two years of the ban but Shahadat, who admitted a charge of ‘physical assault’, was also fined 300,000 taka ($3,540), the board said.

Shahadat, 33, attacked young bowler Arafat Sunny Jr during a game between Dhaka and Khulna after an argument over how to shine the ball, a board official said.

“Considering his past behaviour we decided to punish him for five years. The last two years of his ban will remain suspended,” said BCB technical committee chief Minhajul Abedin.

Published in Dawn, November 20th, 2019