Sri Lankan newspaper claims that Shakib Al Hasan caused the damage of the dressing room door

Finally, it has been found who broke the glass door of Bangladesh’s dressing room. According to an eye-witness, who was one of the caterers, Bangladesh T20 skipper Shakib Al Hasan was responsible for this damage. He informed the match referee Chris Broad that Bangladesh premier all-rounder pushed the door forcefully which eventually caused the damage.

The CCTV footage was not clear enough to identify the person responsible for this destruction. For this reason, match referee had to rely on working staff as an eye-witness. It is yet to know if further steps will be taken against Shakib. However, he has already been fined 25 percent of his match fees and handed one demerit point for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct. 

The encounter between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the last group-stage match of the recently-concluded Nidahas Trophy gave birth to a number of bitter incidents. The incidents that took place in the penultimate over of the innings marred Bangladesh’s thrilling victory against the host nation.

The first two balls in the 19^th over of Bangladesh’s innings were bouncers. So, Bangladeshi players expected that the second one should be given a no-ball, but the umpires did not signal it. As a result, Bangladeshi substitute players engaged in a verbal clash with Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis. Seeing this confrontation, Shakib, came down from the dressing room and standing at the edge of the boundary, told his players to come off the field to show protest against the on-field umpires’ decision.

Source- http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/report-claims-shakib-al-hasan-broke-dressing-room-door-1550938

Cricket Australia banned Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft for ball-tampering

Three Australian cricketers- Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, have received punishment from Cricket Australia (CA) for their involvement in ball-tampering. Captain Smith and Vice-captain Warner have been banned for one year while Bancroft has been handed a nine-month ban.

As per the punishment provided by CA, both Smith and Bancroft have been suspended from captaining Australia for at least the next two years. On the other hand, the 31-year-old Warner will never again be considered for any team leadership role in future. As part of the punishment, they will also have to do 100 hours of voluntary service in community cricket and can appeal against the suspension. 

Whether it is international or Australian domestic cricket, the trio- Smith, Warner, Bancroft- cannot take part in any format of the cricket game during the time of their banishment. However, they can still play in any club cricket outside of Australia, but recently on Wednesday Smith and Warner were also banned from this season’s Indian Premier League. Before that, both the players resigned as captain of their respective franchises- Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals.

The incident of ball-tampering took place during the third Test against South Africa at Cape Town. Cameron Bancroft has been punished because he carried out the plan. He was seen using yellow-colored tape, which was later identified as sandpaper, to change the condition of the ball. However, he has carried out this plan as per the instruction of Warner, who was responsible for making a plan to artificially damage the ball. Smith was aware of the fact and did not take any step; instead he kept it from happening. Even following his director, Bancroft hid the evidence in his trouser.

However, Cricket Australia did not find any involvement of the head coach, Darren Lehmann. That is why, he has been kept in his position.

Nidahas Trophy 2018: Indian Squad

The Indian cricket board has named a 15-man squad for the tri-nation T20I series, which also involves Bangladesh and host Sri Lanka. The squad for the T20 cricket tournament titled Nidahas Trophy has been finalized keeping in mind the workload and upcoming schedule. This squad consisted of both young and experienced players will be led by Rohit Sharma because senior players like Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni have been rested for the series. 

The reason behind giving adequate rest to players, especially fast bowlers, is to help improve their athletic performance, maximize performance, maximize rest and prevent injury, according to M.S.K Prasad, chairman of the all-India senior selection committee.

India recently finished their tour series in South Africa where they lost the Test series 2-1 but won both ODI and T20 series in February. They will try their best to continue their winning streak.

The Nidahas Trophy 2018 will start from March 6. All matches of this series will be played at R Premadasa Stadium.

India’s squad for the T20 series: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeepter), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Vijay Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper).