Pace bowler Al-Amin Hossain and batsman Sabbir Rahman have been fined by the Bangladesh Cricket Board for "serious off-field disciplinary breaches" after they reportedly entertained female guests in their hotel rooms.
The two players were fined around $15,000 (roughly Rs 10 lakh Indian rupees) each for having women in their hotel rooms during the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Twenty20 tournament, reported Prothom Alo daily.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board said:
The players have been reminded of their responsibility as national cricketers and have been warned that any repetition of similar acts of indiscretion in the future will result in a harsher penalty.
The BPL is modelled on the Indian Cricket League and has been blighted by match-fixing scandals.
Seven franchises are playing in the current edition, which includes such major names as Pakistan's Shahid Afridi, West Indies' Chris Gayle and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara.
The fines are the highest ever imposed on a Bangladeshi player on disciplinary grounds. Al-Amin's fine amounts to 50 percent of his BPL contract money for playing for the Barisal Bulls, while Sabbir's is equal to 30 percent of his pay from the Rajshahi Kings.
The BCB also fined Sabbir and Afghan cricketer Mohammad Shahzad 15 percent of their match fees over an onfield bust-up. Shahzad, who was also banned for two matches, nudged Sabbir with the bat when the Bangladeshi player celebrated his dismissal during a match on Monday.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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