Cricket-Curran handed four-match Big Bash ban for intimidating umpire

Cricket - Fifth One Day International - England v Pakistan - Emerald Headingley, Headingley, Britain - May 19, 2019 England's Tom Curran hits a six Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

(Reuters) - Sydney Sixers all-rounder Tom Curran has been handed a four-match ban for intimidating an umpire before a Big Bash League game, the team said on Thursday.

The 28-year-old England international was charged with a "Level 3" offence under the Cricket Australia Code of Conduct for his altercation with the official during a practice session ahead of the Sixers' clash with the Hobart Hurricanes on Dec. 11 in Launceston.