Fast bowler Shahadat Hossain has been banned for five years by the Bangladesh Cricket Board after he assaulted teammate Arafat Sunny in a national cricket league match.

Shahadat Hossain and Arafat Sunny had a face off during a National Cricket League match, following which Shahadat assaulted his teammate.

Bangladesh have gone with experience and recalled left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and pace bowler Al-Amin Hossain in their 15-men squad for India tour.

Metropolitan magistrate Zakir Hossain said another court which deals with internet-related crime would instead hear the bail application, meaning Arafat Sunny would remain behind bars on remand at a Dhaka prison.

Police raided Arafat Sunny's home in the Dhaka suburb of Aminbazar after his longtime girlfriend filed a complaint two weeks ago

The elbow extension in all of Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed's deliveries are now within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC regulations

The International Cricket Council last week suspended Taskin Ahmed and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny from bowling in international matches after an independent analysis found their bowling actions illegal. The bans came as a blow to Bangladesh's chances in the World T20.

ICC suspended pacer Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny on Saturday from bowling in international matches for illegal actions.

ICC suspended pacer Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny on Saturday from bowling in international matches for illegal actions.

Bangladesh pace bowler Taskin Ahmed and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny had been reported during the preliminary league stage of the ongoing World T20 and their actions were assessed at the ICC-accredited testing centre in Chennai.