During the second day’s play between Dhaka and Khulna, Arafat told Shahadat that he was not capable of adequately shining one side of the ball. Shahadat took offence to this statement and attacked Arafat, forcing the rest of his teammates to intervene and separate the two.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board have since taken action against the pacer and barred him from participating in the remainder of the tournament. He has also been removed from the Dhaka squad, leaving them with just 10 players.
Shahadat’s actions constitute a level-4 violation of the BCB’s code of conduct and he could now be handed a one-year ban.
A BCB tournament committee official confirmed the same while speaking to Cricbuzz.
This is the latest stain on Shahadat’s far-from-spotless record. He was previously arrested for beating up his domestic help and hasn’t turned out in his national team colours since 2015.
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