Bangladesh trio fined for excessive appealing

Bangladesh spinner Shakib Al Hasan, fast bowler Shahadat Hossain and opening batsman Imrul Kayes were all found guilty on Tuesday of excessive appealing during the first Test win over the West Indies.

Shakib and Shahadat were fined 10 per cent and five per cent of their match fee while Imrul received a reprimand for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct.

The three players were found guilty of excessive appealing by match referee Andy Pycroft after the conclusion of the Test in Kingstown on Monday which Bangladesh won by 95 runs.

It was only Bangladesh's second Test win and first on foreign soil.

"The effect of prolonging the appeal is just the same as appealing more than once which means pressurising the umpires," said Pycroft.

"I can understand the enthusiasm and excitement on the field as the Bangladesh players were sensing a long-awaited victory and their first in the West Indies but excessive and prolonged appealing on more than one occasion is against the spirit of the game and has no place in the game.

"Imrul is relatively new to international cricket as he is playing only his third Test match and I am willing to accept that he didn?t fully appreciate the importance of adhering to the ICC Code of Conduct.

"But I am sure he has now learnt his lesson and will avoid repeating the same mistake again."