Berliner Tageszeitung - Sri Lanka's Hasaranga suspended for Bangladesh Tests

The ICC handed down the punishment after Hasaranga was found guilty of "showing dissent at an umpire's decision", during Monday's third one-day international against Bangladesh.

In the 37th over of the game -- that Bangladesh won by four wickets to take the three-match series 2-1 -- Hasaranga snatched his cap from one of the umpires and ridiculed the umpire in the match.

He received a 50 percent match fine and accumulated three demerit points for his offence, the ICC said in a statement.

This brought his total demerit points to eight in a 24-month period, resulting in his suspension.

This was his second suspension in less than a month, after he was suspended for two Twenty20 internationals for showing dissent at an umpire during the third T20 against Afghanistan in February.

Hasaranga served out the ban in the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh, which Sri Lanka won 2-1, with the player leading the visitors in the final match.

Sri Lanka ODI skipper Kusal Mendis was also handed a 50 percent fine after he "abused the umpires while shaking hands with them" at the end of the third match.

Sri Lanka on Monday included Hasaranga in their 17-man squad for the two-match series against Bangladesh, after the all-rounder decided to come out of his Test retirement.

The opening Test begins on March 22 in Sylhet, while Chittagong will host the second Test from March 30.

L. Andersson--BTZ