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Sabbir dropped for final Afghanistan T20I due to disciplinary reason

by Atif Azam • Last updated on

Sabbir Rahman is already serving a suspension from domestic cricket for assaulting a fan © Getty

Bangladesh all-rounder Sabbir Rahman was dropped from the last game against Afghanistan in the recently-concluded three-match T20I series on disciplinary grounds, Bangladesh Cricket Board sources confirmed on Saturday (June 9).

Sabbir, who is still serving a ban from domestic competition for assaulting a fan, got involved in a verbal argument with Mehidy Hasan after the second T20I which eventually turned into a physical altercation, according to an eye-witness.

"It was not that big an issue, just a misunderstanding. The incident is not even mentioned in manager's report," an official accompanying the team said on request of anonymity.

Since one more incident of misconduct could have resulted in more trouble for the beleaguered 26-year-old, it is learnt that the team manager Khaled Mahmud opted to brush this episode aside.

BCB had already come down heavily on Sabbir for assaulting a fan during a first-class match in Rajshahi last year in December. He was stripped off his national contract, fined TK. 20 lakh and was handed a banned from domestic cricket for six months.

Sabbir has made headlines for wrong reasons on quite a few occasions since making his international debut in 2014. In 2016, he was penalised 30 percent of his BPL contract money [TK 12 Lakh] for a serious disciplinary breach, entertaining a female guest at the team hotel. In the just concluded BPL, he was penalised half of his match fees and awarded three demerit points for misbehaving with an on-field umpire during his team Sylhet Sixers' second match against Comilla Victorians.

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