The 29-year-old player got into a tussle with Bayu Gatra of PSM Makassar at Andi Mattalatta Stadium and as a result caught the ire of Indonesia's head coach Simon McMenemy who promptly decided to drop Rizky from his 24-man squad.
Rizky was initially named in the national team for the start of the joint 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualification against Malaysia (Sep 5) and Thailand (Sep 10) but has now seen his place taken over by Persib Bandung player, Febri Hariyadi.
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Part of the Indonesia squad that reached the final of the 2016 AFF Championship, Rizky was apologetic for his actions and fully accepted the decision by McMenemy.