National all-rounder Mahmudullah was left to regret for his behaviour in the Bangladesh Cricket League match on Monday that led him to receiving a 100 per cent match fee as fine and two-match suspension. Mahmudullah achieved a rare feat of scoring a century and a hat-trick in the game but saw his performance overshadowed by the gesture that he made using the handle of bat pointing at the dressing room after he completed his hundred.
The all-rounder was upset with the officials of his franchise Walton, coach Mizanur Rahman and selector Habibul Bashar, who all had criticised him for his casual approach while bowling on the previous day.
‘I am feeling very guilty,’ a remorseful Mahmudullah told New Age on Tuesday. ‘Being a national cricketer it was not expected from me and I am feeling ashamed for the incident.’
Mahmudullah’s ban came in less than a month after he was handed a similar fine and a one-match suspension for kicking his helmet in the sixth round match of the National Cricket League in Cox Bazar on April 14.
Mahmudullah said that emotion played a big part as he could not control himself after returning to some sort of form that he was badly missing both at international and domestic level.
‘I was going through a rough patch,’ said Mahmnudullah. ‘Things were not moving the way I would have liked. I was unable to control my emotion after scoring the hundred though it should not have happened.
‘I am determined not to repeat such an irresponsible act ever again in my career,’ said Mahmudullah, who reportedly pleaded not guilty during the
hearing conducted by match referee after the incident at the BKSP.
Mahmudullah denied that it was an attempt to insult some of his team officials, coach and the selector concerned, who were all critical of him after he bowled an almost standing to the crease.
It was an act his critics said was against the spirit of the game.
‘It was total misunderstanding and it was not directed towards anyone,’ Mahmudullah said of his behaviour.
Things however may not end here as Bangladesh Cricket Board’s media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said that the board’s disciplinary committee can further look into the matter.
‘The match referee has already given his verdict and also conveyed the message to the disciplinary committee,’ said Jalal.
‘We are aware of the entire incident and waiting for the disciplinary committee to take its course,’ said Jalal. ‘We regret for the occurance that had lowered the image of the game of cricket.’
-With New Age input
