BCCI adopted a tough stance, criticism of the umpire's decision was heavy, this player will never make such a mistake again

sports desk: BCCI has given a tough decision due to displeasure over the umpire's decision. BCCI has taken strict action against Maharashtra batsman Ankit Bawne and has suspended him from one match. He remained standing at the crease even after Maharashtra's Ankit Bawne was given out in the Ranji Trophy match played in the first phase. The game was affected due to Bawne for about 15 minutes, after which Bawne has now been banned for one match.

Bawne had to face a ban of one match in the match played between Maharashtra and Baroda. He was suspended for one match for disagreeing with the umpire's decision, due to which he could not play in the ongoing match against Baroda in Nashik. The incident took place at the MCA ground in November last year where Bawne stood at his crease after being caught in the slips by Army's Shubham Rohilla off the bowling of Amit Shukla.

Bawne refused to leave the field for about 15 minutes as the decision could not be challenged due to the unavailability of DRS. The match restarted after the intervention of match referee Amit Sharma and Maharashtra coach Sulakshna Kulkarni. After which the referee informed BCCI and had to face a ban.

Maharashtra Cricket Association issued a release

Maharashtra Cricket Association issued a press release saying that Maharashtra Cricket Association would like to officially inform that our Ranji Trophy player Ankit Bawne has been banned for one match by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and he is serving the punishment. Due to this, Ankit Bawne is not available for selection in the ongoing Ranji Trophy match against Baroda. However, we are happy to confirm that he will be available for the next match and will continue to contribute to the success of the Maharashtra team.

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MCA said in the release that we respect the decisions of BCCI and discipline is most important in the game of cricket. We are committed to upholding the principles. We are looking forward to Ankit's participation in the upcoming match. Maharashtra captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, during India A tour of Australia, had posted pictures of his dismissal on his social media account, which showed that Bawne was not out and the decision was wrong.