Two United Arab Emirates (UAE) cricketers Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar Butt have been banned from all cricketing formats by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for eight years for breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.<\/p>\n
The ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found them guilty and their bans have been backdated to October 16, 2019, when they were temporarily suspended for attempting to corrupt games at the ICC T20 World Cup 2019 in the UAE.<\/p>\n
Both cricketers were found guilty of breaching Article 2.1.1 and Article 2.4.4 of the Anti- Corruption Code.
\nThe cricketers breached Article 2.1.1 \u201cfor being party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive or otherwise influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or other aspect(s) of a match or matches at the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019,\u201d stated an ICC release.<\/p>\n
According to the release, they were also booked under Article 2.4.4 for \u201cfailing to disclose to the ACU full details of any approaches or invitations received to engage in corrupt conduct under the Code at the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019\u201d.<\/p>\n
In addition to that, Naveed was also guilty of breaching two counts of the Emirates Cricket Board Anti-Corruption Code while participating in the T10 League in 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cMohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar represented their adopted country, the UAE at the highest level in cricket. Naveed was the captain and leading wicket-taker. Anwar was the opening bat. Both had long international careers and were well versed in the threat from match-fixers,\u201d said Alex Marshall, ICC General Manager of Integrity Unit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat they both chose to engage with this corrupt activity was a cynical betrayal of their positions, their teammates, and all supporters of UAE cricket.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am pleased that the independent Tribunal has imposed significant bans from all forms of cricket and this should serve as a warning to any cricketer who considers taking the wrong path,\u201d the release said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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