All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been banned for three games and fined BDT 5 lakh after the episodes of angry outbursts against umpire in a Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier League match on June 11.
Earlier, a Cricbuzz report claimed that the Mohammedan Sporting Club cricket committee chairman Masuduzzaman has confirmed that umpires have recommended a four-match ban for one of the biggest stars in Bangladesh cricket. He also said that the Mohammedan Sporting Club will seek details from the Bangladesh Cricket Board on why a player of such stature resorted to such unceremonious behaviour.
“We have not got any official letter so far but we have learnt that the umpires committee have recommended a four-match ban. We will appeal to the board and ask them that they must dig the matter and see why Shakib was prompted to take such a step. Naturally, it was not acceptable but at the same time we have to find out why it happened,'' Mohammedan Sporting Club cricket committee chairman Masuduzzaman said to Cricbuzz.
Shakib’s behaviour attracted a lot of criticism on social media and both the fans and people having their eyes on the game demanded strict punishment for the all-rounder. Some of them went to the extent of a life ban for Shakib though that seems unlikely.