B’desh, England players disciplined after clash – Bangladesh detains Indian over illegal gambling

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DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 10, (Agencies): Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza and middle-order batsman Sabbir Rahman have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a press release.

England captain Jos Buttler has received an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their sides’ second One-Day International in Mirpur on Sunday.

Both the Bangladesh players were found to have breached the ICC Code of Conduct relating to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman upon his/her dismissal during an international match.” Buttler was found guilty of “using language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an international match”.

While this was the first offence for the rival captains, Rahman has been sanctioned for the second time since the introduction of the ICC’s revised code.

The incident happened in the 28th over of England’s run-chase when Mortaza and Rahman reacted after Bangladesh’s review against Buttler was successful and the England captain responding by making inappropriate comments.

The three players admitted the offences and accepted the sanctions.

Commenting on his decision, match referee Javagal Srinath said: “The Bangladesh players overstepped in their celebration of Jos Buttler’s wicket, which prompted an inappropriate reaction from the dismissed batsman and required the on-field umpires’ intervention. We all want to see high intensity on the field of play, but only as long as it is not provoking or antagonising or disrespecting the opponent.”

Bangladesh cricket authorities said Monday they have detained an Indian for suspected links with illegal gambling operations during a cricket series between Bangladesh and England.

The suspect was detained during Friday’s first one-day international of the controversial tour, held despite the country’s deadliest terror attack on a Dhaka cafe in July.

“Our anti-corruption officials found his movements suspicious so they detained him and handed him over to local police,” said Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) spokesman Jalal Yunus.

Gambling is illegal in Bangladesh, whose cricket authorities threw out four Indian nationals last year for suspected involvement during a Twenty20 tournament.

Local police official Bhuiyan Mahboob Hossain said the suspect had been handed to the Indian High Commission after being interrogated, and had not been charged.

England agreed to tour Bangladesh only after the Bangladeshi authorities promised “unprecedented” security during the month-long tour.

The three-match ODI series is currently locked at 1-1 after England won the first match by 21 runs and Bangladesh levelled with a 34-run win in the second match.

The two teams will head now to Chittagong, where the third and final match of the series will be held on Wednesday. The teams will also play two Tests.

Uncapped spinners Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi were named in South Africa’s squad for next month’s three-match Test series in Australia on Monday as the Proteas seek to exploit a perceived weaknesses in their hosts’ batting.

Faf du Plessis will again captain the team in the absence of injured AB de Villiers after leading the side in the two-Test series against New Zealand last month, which they won 1-0.

“Basically, we are following a horses for courses policy as we feel that spinners who turn the ball away from the right-hander are going to be particularly useful under Australian conditions and against the Test batsmen we are likely to face,” selector Linda Zondi said in a statement.

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