The ICC U19 World Cup final between India and Bangladesh ended on the rough start fro both the teams giving their all to put up a contest worthy of a grand finale. In the end, it was Akbar Ali and his boys that went on to pip the defending world champions by three wickets.

But the high-intensity match ended with some ugly scenes of an altercation between the cricketers of both sides where they could be seen pushing one another on the field in the immediate aftermath of the game. The International Cricket Council (ICC) took cognizance of the issue and sanctioned five cricketers including three from Bangladesh- Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain and Rakibul Hasan –and two from India –Akash Singh and Ravi Bishnoi for the scuffle.

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Since the incident took place the players from both the team are being criticized for their on-field behavior. Former World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev wants the BCCI to take some strict action against the players in order to set an example. According to him, cricket is not about abusing an opponent and the BCCI needs to punish the players. 

As per the quotes in The Hindu, Kapil said, “I would like to see the board (BCCI) take some strict action against the players to set an example. Cricket is not about abusing the opponent. I am sure there is enough reason for these youngsters to be dealt with firmly by BCCI. I welcome aggression, nothing wrong in it. But it has to be controlled aggression. You can’t cross the line of decency in the name of being competitive. I would say it was unacceptable that youngsters put up such an obnoxious display on the cricket field.”

Earlier, another former captain Bishan Singh Bedi has lashed out at the Priyam Garg-led team when he termed their behavior as disgusting and disgraceful.

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As per the quotes in Mid Day, Bedi said, “You bat, bowl and field badly…happens, but there’s no excuse for behaving badly. The behaviour was disgusting and most disgraceful. The innocence of that age was not visible at all.”