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Vol. 5 Num 570 Mon. January 02, 2006  
   
Sports


CCDM imposes fine on MSC


The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) imposed a fine on Mohammedan Sporting Club for attacking match officials after their Premier Cricket League encounter against Old DOHS at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium on Friday.

The CCDM's technical committee fined the popular club Tk 5,000 and declared its cricket team coordinator Tariqul Islam Titoo persona-non-grata for the rest of the season, informed CCDM chairman Khondokar Jamiluddin.

The committee took the decision yesterday on the basis of reports of two umpires -- Akhter-uddin Shahin and Nadir Shah -- and match referee Rafiqul Alam. However, the action against the young organiser seemed to be a harsh one as Titoo was not involved during the incident. But reportedly, he showed his temper during the hearing causing the ban.

After the nerve-tingling finish, Mohammedan supporters and officials hurled abusing languages and assaulted match officials on their way back to the dressing room as they thought that their team were deprived of a crucial over boundary by the umpires.

Meanwhile, the league committee has decided to install video cameras at both ends for the crucial matches to avoid any controversy following this incident.

"We have decided to set cameras to help the on-field umpires taking decisions in controversial situations. I think it will help ease the tension in important matches," said Jamiluddin.

In the eighth round, which starts today, cameras will be provided in the DOHS-Abahani and Mohammedan-Biman matches.