10 Nov 2013

Kenya cricket captain suspended for fight

2:48 pm on 10 November 2013

Kenyan cricket captain Collins Obuya will miss two warm-up matches for the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 qualifying tournament after being suspended for assaulting a fellow player.

Obuya, a star of Kenya's 2003 World Cup semi-final success, was involved in an altercation with team-mate Irfan Karim during a recent tour of Sri Lanka.

The incident occurred in Colombo Cricket Club's dressing rooms after rain stopped play.

Opening batsman Karim was also handed a one-match suspension.

The ICC World Twenty20 qualifying tournament featuring 16 teams is scheduled to start on November 15.

Only six teams from the event will qualify for the World Twenty20 championships in Bangladesh in March.