Bopara fined for breaching BCB code of conduct

Dhaka, Feb 9, 2022 — Sylhet Sunrisers’ Captain Ravi Bopara  was slapped with a fine of 75 percent of his match fees for a Code of Conduct (CoC) breach during the team’s  Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match against Khulna Tigers on Monday.

As a result three demerit points were added to his disciplinary record.

Bopara was caught tampering the ball by his finger during the game which Sylhet lost by 15 runs. After his action, the on field umpires immediately changed the ball and awarded Khulna a five penalty runs.

The Technical Committee BPL sanctioned the penalties following an appeal by Bopara against a three-match ban imposed by the Match Referee Debabrata Paul for the initial charge brought forward by the umpires for a Level 3 offence which relates to ‘Changing the condition of the ball’ and is a breach of clause of the BPL Match Playing Conditions.

After the appeal hearing on Tuesday, the Technical Committee reversed the suspension and executed the fine in accordance with the authority awarded to it as per an article of Coc which states that ‘the Technical Committee shall have the power to increase or decrease, amend or otherwise substitute a new decision on the appropriateness (or otherwise) of the sanction imposed at first instance’.

 It is further confirmed as per another article, ‘Any decision made by the Technical Committee, shall be the full, final and complete disposition of the matter and will be binding on all parties’.

Pursuant to another article of the Code, if Bopara reaches four or more demerit points in the tournament, that will be converted into match suspension. Four demerit points equate to a one-match ban. News Desk