Tamim Iqbal, the captain of the Chittagong Vikings, and Azizul Islam, the owner of Sylhet Super Stars, were fined by the Bangladesh Cricket Board for an altercation that took place during the Bangladesh Premier League match on November 23 last year.Sheikh Sohel, the BCB disciplinary chairman, said Azizul will face a higher sanction than Tamim and it'll be announced after the Bangladesh-Zimbabwe Twenty20 International series.I apologies for taking too long on the Tamim issue," Sohel said on Tuesday (January 5). "I spoke to the media and I also spoke to the cricketers, the BCB staff and senior BCB officials present at the ground during the incident. I have decided that both will be punished, fined to be specific.From what I have gathered after speaking to everyone, both were at fault. Tamim should have shown more patience. He is a national cricketer and also a BPL icon. No matter what anyone says, he has to show patience. He shouldn't have behaved like that on a cricket ground.
The controversy broke out when Sylhet tried to field two overseas players - Josh Cobb and Ravi Bopara - who were not part of the team sheet of the playing XI that was presented at the toss. Tamim alleged that the team owner abused him in the playing area after the game.How does a franchise owner enter that area?," Sohel pointed out. "He doesn't have the right to get near a cricketer or speak to them. He will be punished for that too. Because the team owner entered the field unlawfully and behaved badly with the national team cricketer, he will be fined more. It wouldn't have gone that far had he not started it."
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