Offenders handed bans for brawling

More penalties

The disappointing on-field brawl — the recordings of which were reviewed by a three-member committee — penalised Bane and Dhimal for striking opponents with chairs,and Kapde and Patil for using wooden poles to attack the Uzbeks. Manager Mahesh Shinde,who joined in the scuffle,was also punished for kicking and punching an Uzbek as nine citings made up a detailed dossier of MSP’s list of offences in their three minutes of madness at Bombay Gymkhana.

Uzbek player Jehangir Wahabif — after celebrating their entry into the final after a 22-0 win over Chennai Cheetahs — said the team was a little frustrated with what happened on Tuesday,but will henceforth always be ready and alert when playing.

“But we weren’t worried before playing our match today. Some guys took a beating and sustained injuries on the head but we are happy that punishments have been served to the offenders. We’ll keep this in mind,but we won’t stop playing here,” he said.