Neil Broom and Aaron Redmond have admitted being charged with misconduct by New Zealand Cricket while on New Zealand A's tour of India.

The pair breached team protocols by leaving the hotel late at night in Chennai to visit a night-spot and then handed out money to people living on the streets in the city which resulted in a large and unruly crowd gathering and led to the police getting involved, although no charges were laid.

The incident was dealt with at the time by New Zealand Cricket but did not become public until it was reported in Sunday's Herald.

"We accept this was a breach of team protocols," said Redmond.

"We did not inform team management that we would be leaving the hotel and had been advised that this sort of action was not appropriate in any event.

"Unfortunately when we decided to leave the night spot we were picked up by police following another poor decision to hand out money to people living on the street whereupon a crowd developed.

"The police initially took us back to the station and then arranged for a taxi to take us back to the hotel."

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Broom added: "We accepted that this was a serious breach of team protocols particularly given the time, effort and resource NZC and the NZCPA (New Zealand Cricket Players' Association) invested to ensure the team and players were safe at all times while in the subcontinent.

"We deeply regret the incident and wish to apologise to New Zealand Cricket."

NZCPA executive manager Heath Mills said he was very disappointed in the actions of the two players.

"The players fully accept that they should not have left the hotel and also showed poor judgment in heading to a night-spot and drinking, given preparations required for upcoming fixtures and the security position the team was in."

That sentiment was echoed by NZC chief executive Justin Vaughan.

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"With the intense scrutiny on security and safety issues in the subcontinent it was disappointing that the players had not observed the protocols that were in place for their own protection," he said.

"However, the incident was dealt with thoroughly and appropriately at the time. It was a confidential process and New Zealand Cricket considers the matter closed."

Neither player is involved in the forthcoming Test series against Pakistan, which begins with the first Test in Dunedin on Tuesday.