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Bangladesh Cricket Board Bans Sabbir Rahman Drink Ad For Being 'Too Raunchy'

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has pulled a TV advert starring one of its batsmen for being "too raunchy," according to Nick Hoult of the London TELEGRAPH. Sabbir Rahman, who made his Test debut against England last week, "stars in an advert for a Bangladesh soft drink that has been running on television since August." But his performance in Chittagong has lifted his profile in a country where cricketers "command massive endorsement deals and their images are often used in high-profile marketing campaigns." The advert shows Rahman drinking a bottle of Oscar, a non-alcoholic malt drink, "before a model dressed as a policewoman handcuffs him." Sabbir said that drinking Oscar means “a little privacy is indeed needed.” Complaints on social media led the BCB to "order the advert to be taken off television screens" (TELEGRAPH, 10/26).

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