The exciting Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Abahani Limited, two teams that have always been foes, took a dramatic turn, and not just on the scores.  Towhid Hridoy, the captain of the Mohammedan team, has been fined BDT 50,000 and suspended for one game for Level 2 offence of dissenting against the umpires on the field.

In the eighth over, while Abahani was at bat, Ebadot Hossain hit Mohammad Mithun with a ball that hit the pads and asked for an LBW.  On-field umpire Tanvir Ahmed turned down the appeal, which made the Mohammedan players, especially their captain, look very angry.

Hridoy and his teammates spoke out strongly against the choice.  When Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat, the other standing umpire, stepped in to calm things down, things got worse.  Instead of calming down, Hridoy is said to have walked up to him fiercely, pointed fingers, and kept arguing in a hostile way.

Veteran cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and Najmul Hossain Shanto (who was playing for Abahani) stopped the fight and took Hridoy away from the referee.  Their quick action probably stopped things from getting worse.

The referee of the game charged Hridoy with a Level 2 breach of the Code of Conduct. He was then banned for one game and fined BDT 50,000.  Pacer Ebadot Hossain, who was involved in the first appeal, was also given a BDT 40,000 fine for a Level 1 offence.

Towhid Hridoy will miss Mohammedan's first Super League match because of this. The team will have to choose a stand-in captain for that important game.

After the match, Hridoy spoke to the media, offering his perspective, "I can’t explain everything that happened. But during the heat of the moment, a lot can go wrong. Umpires are human—they can make mistakes, just like we do. But I believe admitting a mistake is important. If I make a mistake, I’ll own up to it. It’s not right to deny a clear error. We respect international umpires, but we are international players too. A couple of wrong decisions in a high-stakes game can make a huge difference. We see it in international cricket all the time."