After the news of Sabbir Rahman assaulting a fan during a
National Cricket League match surfaced, things have gone a little haywire in
the cricket scene of Bangladesh. After all, a senior player doing something
like this was always going to have repercussions.
And interim Bangladesh boss, Khaled Mahmud Sujon, has
confessed that he can’t accept what the right-handed batsman did. Sujon, who is
also the director of the team, admitted that Sabbir is a role model and that children look up to him, so doing something like this doesn’t bode well for
him.
“He [Sabbir Rahman] is a role model,” he was quoted as
saying by Poriborton.
“Some people idolize Sabbir and some want to be like
[Mahmudullah] Riyad. It is a shame if you raise your hands on a spectator that
has come to witness the match. This can’t be accepted under any circumstances.”
In a repeat of what Akram Khan said earlier, Khaled Mahmud
believes that the incident won’t be tolerated and the disciplinary committee
will soon come to a decision.
“This has come in the match referee’s report. Sabbir also
might have a say I guess. The board doesn’t tolerate such incidents. Whatever
has happened, the board will definitely look into it and take a final decision.”
While Sujon also admitted that Sabbir’s reaction might have
been borne out of anger and the heat of the moment, but it still isn’t
something that an international player should be doing.
It is expected that, according to the code of conduct, Sabbir will be fined around 5 lac taka and might be suspended from playing domestic cricket for 3-6 months.
