Brad Hodge found guilty of shocking dressing room incident after AUS vs PAK series

Former Australia cricketer Brad Hodge has been found guilty of damaging the Australian dressing room after the third T20I of the three-match series between Australia and Pakistan in Bellerive Oval, Hobart.

Hodge is believed to be the person on the support staff who did the damage to the dressing room carpet through an e-bike. It is believed that the former Australia batter had brought an e-bike into the team dressing room after Australia's clean-sweep over Pakistan.

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Brad Hodge found guilty of damaging Australian dressing room

Brad Hodge performed various burnouts on the carpet with his e-bike which led to its damage in some way. The incident was reported by the Sydney Morning Herald. According to the newspaper, some sources close to the incident revealed that Hodge had performed stunts on the carpet after he brought the e-bike inside the dressing room.

"Brad Hodge can be revealed as the member of Australian team support staff who landed in hot water for damaging the carpet in the Hobart dressing room after the final game of the Twenty20 series against Pakistan," Sydney Morning Herald reported.

"Two sources with knowledge of the incident, who would not be quoted publicly, said Hodge, a recurring part-time member of the Australian white-ball coaching staff and former Test player, brought an e-bike into the dressing room after the game,” the report added.

Further reporting on the issue, the report claimed that the carpet faced serious damage after Brad Hodge performed burnouts on it, thus resulting in a complaint from Cricket Tasmania, the cricket body responsible for taking care of the ground.

“(Brad) Hodge then did a series of burnouts on the carpet, damaging the surface and resulting in a complaint from Cricket Tasmania. The bike had been used by another member of the support staff to get to Bellerive Oval,” the report stated.

Cricket Australia apologises to Cricket Tasmania

After this unfortunate incident, Cricket Australia apologized to Cricket Tasmania and mentioned that Hodge would pay for the damage he had caused to the facilities.

“We are aware some damage was caused to the carpet in the Australian dressing room at Bellerive Oval after the Australia-Pakistan T20 and we have apologised to Cricket Tasmania for this," Cricket Australia stated.

"The cost of the repairs will be passed on to the person who caused the damage and they will be reminded of their responsibility to take care of the facilities they are privileged to use,” the statement added.

Brad Hodge served as Australia's batting assistant coach in the series against Pakistan. Australia trumped Pakistan 3-0 in the T20I series after facing a 1-2 defeat in the ODI series before.

Brad Hodge's numbers in international cricket

Hodge has played 6 Tests, 25 ODIs, and 15 T20Is for Australia. He scored 503 runs in Tests at a brilliant average of 55.88 but could not play much due to the high competition inside the team.

The 49-year-old scored 575 runs at an average of 30.26 and a strike rate of 87.51 in ODIs. In T20Is, he mostly played in the lower middle order as a finisher and scored 183 runs at an average of 26.14 and a strike rate of 127.08.