Disciplinary Panel Decisions 2025
Matters considered by the Disciplinary Committee for the 2025 season appear below:
Kunwar Mahender (Royal Osaka Tigers) – Reported following a Japan Cup Kansai Division One, Round Three match, under the Participant Code of Conduct for “Showing serious or persistent dissent at an umpire’s decision by word or action”. Two Match Ban, active immediately.
Mr Arshad Ahamad (Mie Lions) – Reported following a Japan Cup Kansai Division Two, Round Four match, under the Participant Code of Conduct for “Showing dissent at an umpire’s decision by word or action (not leaving the field promptly)”. One Match Ban, Active Immediately plus One Match Ban, Suspended for 24 months.
Mr Mohamed Shafni (Mie Lions) – Reported following a Japan Cup Kansai Division Two, Round Four match, under the Participant Code of Conduct for “Showing dissent at an umpire’s decision by word or action (not leaving the field promptly). One Match Ban, Suspended for 24 months.
Mr Hakeem Nazeem (Mie Lions) – Reported following a Japan Cup Kansai Division Two, Round Four match, under the Participant Code of Conduct for “Showing serious or persistent dissent at an umpire’s decision by word or action (aggressive appealing, using insulting language towards the umpires, and approaching the umpires at the conclusion of the game). One Match Ban, Active Immediately.
Mr Mohamed Shafran (Mie Lions) – Reported following a Japan Cup Kansai Division Two, Round Four match, under the Participant Code of Conduct for “Showing serious or persistent dissent at an umpire’s decision by word or action. One Match Ban, Suspended for 24 months.
Mr Mohamed Marzook Mohamed Rasheed (Mie Lions) – Reported following a Japan Cup Kansai Division Two, Round Four match, under the Captains Code of Conduct for failing to “control the behaviour of all players”. One Match Ban, Suspended for 24 months.
Aravinda Chathurarangana (Ceylon XI) – Reported following a Japan Cup North Kanto Semi Final match, under the Participant Code of Conduct for “any other misconduct, the nature of which is, in the opinion of the umpires, equivalent to a Level 2 offence”. Two Match Ban, active in 2026 for any Japan Cup team.
Zahid Gondal (Sultans of Japan) – Reported following a Japan Cup North Kanto Final, under the Participant Code of Conduct, for “Threatening to assault an umpire”. 12-month ban for all competitions. Clears on 2nd October 2026.