<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/5-records-made-during-india-vs-bangladesh-matches-in-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> cricket team in the last few years has progressed a lot due to the hard work and dedication of its players. By delivering impressive performances in the limited-over formats of the game in recent times, they are trying to be competitive against giants like India, Australia, England, South Africa, and New Zealand.

The team also grabbed a lot of attention by beating India, England, and South Africa in the World Cups. But in the last few years, some Bangladesh players have also attracted a lot of criticism from supporters of the game as they have somehow managed to land into trouble.

Many <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ban-vs-ind/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> players have come under the scanner several times for the wrong reasons. In 2021, Shakib Al Hasan, who is one of the most reputed and experienced players of Bangladesh, set an unprecedented example of misbehaviour by disrespecting an on-field umpire in a Dhaka Premier League game.

Shakib is not the only one from Bangladesh who has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, there are numerous other players who have stirred a lot of controversy by landing into troubled waters over the years.

5. Sabbir Rahman slapgate incident

In 2020, Sabbir Rahman got into a controversy by getting involved in a brawl with a cleaner at the Rajshahi City Corporation. Some locals of Rajshahi who witnessed the incident said that Sabbir and the cleaner got engaged in a heated argument and which resulted in Rahman slapping the cleaner.

Later, Rahman explained that there was only a mild argument between him and the cleaner. On the rumours of him hitting the man, he denied the claims and asserted that it has been blown out of proportion.

It was not the first time that the right-handed batter was in news for unsavory reasons. In 2016, he was penalised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and was fined 20 per cent of his match fees for his over-animated celebration against Jos Buttler in an ODI game.

While in 2018, he was also stripped of his Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) contract after thrashing a fan in a first-class match in Rajshahi. Going through these incidents, it can be said that Rahman is accustomed to getting into controversies.

4. Shahadat Hossain child maid torture case and 5-year ban incident

Shahadat Hossain, in September 2015, found himself in deep trouble after a case was registered against him and his wife for allegedly <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shahadat-hossain-acquitted-minor-maid-torture-case/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">torturing</a> their 11-year-old maid. For almost a month, Hossain evaded his arrest by running away from the police, but in October 2015, he surrendered himself to the police.

Following the incident, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) also suspended him from all forms of cricket. But in May 2016, he was allowed to participate in domestic cricket on humanitarian grounds. Almost after one year, in November 2016, Hossain and his wife got <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shahadat-hossain-acquitted-minor-maid-torture-case/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acquitted</a> of the charges by a Bangladesh court as the prosecution failed to prove them guilty.&nbsp;

In 2018, he was again surrounded with controversy after allegedly beating a rickshaw puller in Dhaka for hitting his car. While a year later, he again got slapped with a ban of five years for being violent against his Dhaka teammate Arafat Sunny Jr during a contest against Khulna.

In January 2015, Bangladesh pacer <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/bangladesh-pacer-rubel-hossain-announces-retirement-from-test-cricket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rubel Hossain</a> landed in jail after Bangladesh actress Naznin Akter Happy accused him of raping her. The actress filed a rape case against Hossain accusing him of backing out from the promise of marriage while the couple was having an intimate relationship.

Later, he was also granted bail from a Bangladesh court to participate in the ICC World Cup 2015 as he was one of the important members of that Bangladesh squad. Reacting to the accusation from Akter, Rubel claimed he never promised her about marriage and also accused the actress back of blackmailing him.

On March 9, 2015, Akter ended the matter by withdrawing the case following Bangladesh’s victory in a World Cup game against England. In the match, Rubel’s contribution (4/53 in 9.3 overs) was crucial for Bangladesh’s victory in the must-win game.

After Hossain’s heroics in the contest, Akter’s lawyer, Debul Dey also refused to represent her by saying that he did not want to put the cricketer under pressure while he is representing the nation in Australia and New Zealand.

2.&nbsp; Mohammad Ashraful match-fixing scandal

Mohammad Ashraful, who made his international debut in 2001, could’ve become a legend for Bangladesh as, during his career, he played many valuable innings for his team. His innings of 87 runs and 61 runs against South Africa and the West Indies in the 2007 50-overs World Cup and 2007 ICC World Twenty T20 respectively, which came in winning causes, are still fresh in the hearts of many <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=5+bangladesh+top+knocks+crictracker&amp;rlz=1C1UEAD_enIN934IN934&amp;oq=5+bangladesh+top+knocks+crictracker&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0i395i546j0i30i395i546l2j69i60l2.14352j1j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> cricket fans.

With such heroics, he became an iconic figure among Bangladesh supporters, but back in 2014, the cricketer was banned for eight years by a disciplinary tribunal for getting involved in match-fixing in the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) played in 2013.

Along with the ban, he was also punished with a fine of one million takas. Earlier in May 2013, Ashraful admitted to the wrongdoings by saying "I seek forgiveness from all of you for all the wrong-doings that I have committed. I am ashamed of what I have done."

Later, his international ban was reduced to five years and he also featured in domestic cricket of his nation with a partially lifted ban. In 2018, he returned to the BPL again and played for Chittagong Vikings but things were not the same for him this time as his image was hit hard after destroying the sanctity of the game.

1. Shakib Al Hasan one-year ban for corruption

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/top-5-performances-of-shakib-al-hasan-in-ipl-history-4052/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shakib Al Hasan</a> is one of the best things that happened to Bangladesh cricket but there have been several instances when the Bangladesh star cricketer has invited controversies in his career. In October 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption unit handed him a two-year ban (one year of that suspended) for failing to report corrupt approaches from a dubious person.

Back in November 2017 to April 2018, Shakib was approached on three instances to give information about team composition and strategy via text messages by an individual Deepak Aggarwal, who was suspected of being involved in match-fixing. But instead of reporting those approaches, Shakib stayed quiet and was slapped with a ban.

Shakib, after accepting the sanction from the ICC, also admitted that he breached the ICC Anti-Corruption Code by not reporting those approaches from Aggarwal. In January 2021, after serving a one-year ban, he returned to international cricket against the West Indies in Mirpur.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/5-records-made-during-india-vs-bangladesh-matches-in-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> cricket team in the last few years has progressed a lot due to the hard work and dedication of its players. By delivering impressive performances in the limited-over formats of the game in recent times, they are trying to be competitive against giants like India, Australia, England, South Africa, and New Zealand. 
The team also grabbed a lot of attention by beating India, England, and South Africa in the World Cups. But in the last few years, some Bangladesh players have also attracted a lot of criticism from supporters of the game as they have somehow managed to land into trouble.
Many <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ban-vs-ind/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> players have come under the scanner several times for the wrong reasons. In 2021, Shakib Al Hasan, who is one of the most reputed and experienced players of Bangladesh, set an unprecedented example of misbehaviour by disrespecting an on-field umpire in a Dhaka Premier League game.
 Shakib is not the only one from Bangladesh who has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, there are numerous other players who have stirred a lot of controversy by landing into troubled waters over the years.
<h3>5. Sabbir Rahman slapgate incident</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1670394812652_Sabbir-rahman.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
In 2020, Sabbir Rahman got into a controversy by getting involved in a brawl with a cleaner at the Rajshahi City Corporation. Some locals of Rajshahi who witnessed the incident said that Sabbir and the cleaner got engaged in a heated argument and which resulted in Rahman slapping the cleaner.
Later, Rahman explained that there was only a mild argument between him and the cleaner. On the rumours of him hitting the man, he denied the claims and asserted that it has been blown out of proportion. 
It was not the first time that the right-handed batter was in news for unsavory reasons. In 2016, he was penalised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and was fined 20 per cent of his match fees for his over-animated celebration against Jos Buttler in an ODI game.
While in 2018, he was also stripped of his Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) contract after thrashing a fan in a first-class match in Rajshahi. Going through these incidents, it can be said that Rahman is accustomed to getting into controversies.

<h3>4. Shahadat Hossain child maid torture case and 5-year ban incident</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1670395979042_Shahadat-Hossain.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
Shahadat Hossain, in September 2015, found himself in deep trouble after a case was registered against him and his wife for allegedly <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shahadat-hossain-acquitted-minor-maid-torture-case/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">torturing</a> their 11-year-old maid. For almost a month, Hossain evaded his arrest by running away from the police, but in October 2015, he surrendered himself to the police.
Following the incident, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) also suspended him from all forms of cricket. But in May 2016, he was allowed to participate in domestic cricket on humanitarian grounds. Almost after one year, in November 2016, Hossain and his wife got <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shahadat-hossain-acquitted-minor-maid-torture-case/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acquitted</a> of the charges by a Bangladesh court as the prosecution failed to prove them guilty.&nbsp;
In 2018, he was again surrounded with controversy after allegedly beating a rickshaw puller in Dhaka for hitting his car. While a year later, he again got slapped with a ban of five years for being violent against his Dhaka teammate Arafat Sunny Jr during a contest against Khulna.

<h3>3. Rubel Hossain rape case</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1670394759975_Rubel-Hussain.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
In January 2015, Bangladesh pacer <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/bangladesh-pacer-rubel-hossain-announces-retirement-from-test-cricket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rubel Hossain</a> landed in jail after Bangladesh actress Naznin Akter Happy accused him of raping her. The actress filed a rape case against Hossain accusing him of backing out from the promise of marriage while the couple was having an intimate relationship.
Later, he was also granted bail from a Bangladesh court to participate in the ICC World Cup 2015 as he was one of the important members of that Bangladesh squad. Reacting to the accusation from Akter, Rubel claimed he never promised her about marriage and also accused the actress back of blackmailing him.
On March 9, 2015, Akter ended the matter by withdrawing the case following Bangladesh’s victory in a World Cup game against England. In the match, Rubel’s contribution (4/53 in 9.3 overs) was crucial for Bangladesh’s victory in the must-win game. 
After Hossain’s heroics in the contest, Akter’s lawyer, Debul Dey also refused to represent her by saying that he did not want to put the cricketer under pressure while he is representing the nation in Australia and New Zealand.

<h3>2.&nbsp; Mohammad Ashraful match-fixing scandal</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1670394668491_Mohammad-Ashraful-(1).jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
Mohammad Ashraful, who made his international debut in 2001, could’ve become a legend for Bangladesh as, during his career, he played many valuable innings for his team. His innings of 87 runs and 61 runs against South Africa and the West Indies in the 2007 50-overs World Cup and 2007 ICC World Twenty T20 respectively, which came in winning causes, are still fresh in the hearts of many <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=5+bangladesh+top+knocks+crictracker&amp;rlz=1C1UEAD_enIN934IN934&amp;oq=5+bangladesh+top+knocks+crictracker&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0i395i546j0i30i395i546l2j69i60l2.14352j1j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> cricket fans.
With such heroics, he became an iconic figure among Bangladesh supporters, but back in 2014, the cricketer was banned for eight years by a disciplinary tribunal for getting involved in match-fixing in the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) played in 2013.
 Along with the ban, he was also punished with a fine of one million takas. Earlier in May 2013, Ashraful admitted to the wrongdoings by saying "I seek forgiveness from all of you for all the wrong-doings that I have committed. I am ashamed of what I have done."
Later, his international ban was reduced to five years and he also featured in domestic cricket of his nation with a partially lifted ban. In 2018, he returned to the BPL again and played for Chittagong Vikings but things were not the same for him this time as his image was hit hard after destroying the sanctity of the game.

<h3>1. Shakib Al Hasan one-year ban for corruption</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1670394850563_Shakib-al-hasan.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/top-5-performances-of-shakib-al-hasan-in-ipl-history-4052/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shakib Al Hasan</a> is one of the best things that happened to Bangladesh cricket but there have been several instances when the Bangladesh star cricketer has invited controversies in his career. In October 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption unit handed him a two-year ban (one year of that suspended) for failing to report corrupt approaches from a dubious person.
Back in November 2017 to April 2018, Shakib was approached on three instances to give information about team composition and strategy via text messages by an individual Deepak Aggarwal, who was suspected of being involved in match-fixing. But instead of reporting those approaches, Shakib stayed quiet and was slapped with a ban.
Shakib, after accepting the sanction from the ICC, also admitted that he breached the ICC Anti-Corruption Code by not reporting those approaches from Aggarwal. In January 2021, after serving a one-year ban, he returned to international cricket against the West Indies in Mirpur.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/5-records-made-during-india-vs-bangladesh-matches-in-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> cricket team in the last few years has progressed a lot due to the hard work and dedication of its players. By delivering impressive performances in the limited-over formats of the game in recent times, they are trying to be competitive against giants like India, Australia, England, South Africa, and New Zealand. 
The team also grabbed a lot of attention by beating India, England, and South Africa in the World Cups. But in the last few years, some Bangladesh players have also attracted a lot of criticism from supporters of the game as they have somehow managed to land into trouble.
Many <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ban-vs-ind/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> players have come under the scanner several times for the wrong reasons. In 2021, Shakib Al Hasan, who is one of the most reputed and experienced players of Bangladesh, set an unprecedented example of misbehaviour by disrespecting an on-field umpire in a Dhaka Premier League game.
 Shakib is not the only one from Bangladesh who has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, there are numerous other players who have stirred a lot of controversy by landing into troubled waters over the years.
<h3>5. Sabbir Rahman slapgate incident</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1670394812652_Sabbir-rahman.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
In 2020, Sabbir Rahman got into a controversy by getting involved in a brawl with a cleaner at the Rajshahi City Corporation. Some locals of Rajshahi who witnessed the incident said that Sabbir and the cleaner got engaged in a heated argument and which resulted in Rahman slapping the cleaner.
Later, Rahman explained that there was only a mild argument between him and the cleaner. On the rumours of him hitting the man, he denied the claims and asserted that it has been blown out of proportion. 
It was not the first time that the right-handed batter was in news for unsavory reasons. In 2016, he was penalised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and was fined 20 per cent of his match fees for his over-animated celebration against Jos Buttler in an ODI game.
While in 2018, he was also stripped of his Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) contract after thrashing a fan in a first-class match in Rajshahi. Going through these incidents, it can be said that Rahman is accustomed to getting into controversies.

<h3>4. Shahadat Hossain child maid torture case and 5-year ban incident</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1670395979042_Shahadat-Hossain.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Shahadat Hossain, in September 2015, found himself in deep trouble after a case was registered against him and his wife for allegedly <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shahadat-hossain-acquitted-minor-maid-torture-case/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">torturing</a> their 11-year-old maid. For almost a month, Hossain evaded his arrest by running away from the police, but in October 2015, he surrendered himself to the police.
Following the incident, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) also suspended him from all forms of cricket. But in May 2016, he was allowed to participate in domestic cricket on humanitarian grounds. Almost after one year, in November 2016, Hossain and his wife got <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shahadat-hossain-acquitted-minor-maid-torture-case/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acquitted</a> of the charges by a Bangladesh court as the prosecution failed to prove them guilty.&nbsp;
In 2018, he was again surrounded with controversy after allegedly beating a rickshaw puller in Dhaka for hitting his car. While a year later, he again got slapped with a ban of five years for being violent against his Dhaka teammate Arafat Sunny Jr during a contest against Khulna.

<h3>3. Rubel Hossain rape case</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1670394759975_Rubel-Hussain.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
In January 2015, Bangladesh pacer <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/bangladesh-pacer-rubel-hossain-announces-retirement-from-test-cricket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rubel Hossain</a> landed in jail after Bangladesh actress Naznin Akter Happy accused him of raping her. The actress filed a rape case against Hossain accusing him of backing out from the promise of marriage while the couple was having an intimate relationship.
Later, he was also granted bail from a Bangladesh court to participate in the ICC World Cup 2015 as he was one of the important members of that Bangladesh squad. Reacting to the accusation from Akter, Rubel claimed he never promised her about marriage and also accused the actress back of blackmailing him.
On March 9, 2015, Akter ended the matter by withdrawing the case following Bangladesh’s victory in a World Cup game against England. In the match, Rubel’s contribution (4/53 in 9.3 overs) was crucial for Bangladesh’s victory in the must-win game. 
After Hossain’s heroics in the contest, Akter’s lawyer, Debul Dey also refused to represent her by saying that he did not want to put the cricketer under pressure while he is representing the nation in Australia and New Zealand.

<h3>2.&nbsp; Mohammad Ashraful match-fixing scandal</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1670394668491_Mohammad-Ashraful-(1).jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Mohammad Ashraful, who made his international debut in 2001, could’ve become a legend for Bangladesh as, during his career, he played many valuable innings for his team. His innings of 87 runs and 61 runs against South Africa and the West Indies in the 2007 50-overs World Cup and 2007 ICC World Twenty T20 respectively, which came in winning causes, are still fresh in the hearts of many <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=5+bangladesh+top+knocks+crictracker&amp;rlz=1C1UEAD_enIN934IN934&amp;oq=5+bangladesh+top+knocks+crictracker&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0i395i546j0i30i395i546l2j69i60l2.14352j1j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> cricket fans.
With such heroics, he became an iconic figure among Bangladesh supporters, but back in 2014, the cricketer was banned for eight years by a disciplinary tribunal for getting involved in match-fixing in the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) played in 2013.
 Along with the ban, he was also punished with a fine of one million takas. Earlier in May 2013, Ashraful admitted to the wrongdoings by saying "I seek forgiveness from all of you for all the wrong-doings that I have committed. I am ashamed of what I have done."
Later, his international ban was reduced to five years and he also featured in domestic cricket of his nation with a partially lifted ban. In 2018, he returned to the BPL again and played for Chittagong Vikings but things were not the same for him this time as his image was hit hard after destroying the sanctity of the game.

<h3>1. Shakib Al Hasan one-year ban for corruption</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1670394850563_Shakib-al-hasan.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/top-5-performances-of-shakib-al-hasan-in-ipl-history-4052/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shakib Al Hasan</a> is one of the best things that happened to Bangladesh cricket but there have been several instances when the Bangladesh star cricketer has invited controversies in his career. In October 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption unit handed him a two-year ban (one year of that suspended) for failing to report corrupt approaches from a dubious person.
Back in November 2017 to April 2018, Shakib was approached on three instances to give information about team composition and strategy via text messages by an individual Deepak Aggarwal, who was suspected of being involved in match-fixing. But instead of reporting those approaches, Shakib stayed quiet and was slapped with a ban.
Shakib, after accepting the sanction from the ICC, also admitted that he breached the ICC Anti-Corruption Code by not reporting those approaches from Aggarwal. In January 2021, after serving a one-year ban, he returned to international cricket against the West Indies in Mirpur.&nbsp;

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