Two UAE gamers discovered responsible of attempting to repair matches, suspended by ICC

United Arab Emirates (UAE) gamers Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar Butt have been on Tuesday suspended by the ICC after they have been discovered responsible of attempting to repair matches in the course of the T20 World Cup qualifier in 2019.
Former UAE captain Naveed and top-order batsman Shaiman have been discovered responsible of two offences every beneath the ICC Anti-Corruption Code after they exercised their proper to a listening to earlier than a tribunal.
“The pair remain suspended and sanctions will follow in due course,” the ICC mentioned in a press release following a listening to by an impartial Anti-Corruption Tribunal.
The two gamers have been “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’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019.”
The duo can be responsible of “failing to disclose to the ACU full details of any approaches or invitations received to engage in corrupt conduct under the (anti-corruption code)” on the identical event.
Naveed, a seamer, was additionally discovered responsible of comparable breaches in the course of the T10 League in 2019, which adopted the qualifier.
In October 2019, three UAE gamers, together with Naveed and Shaiman, and a participant from Ajman have been charged with 13 counts of breaching cricket’s anti-corruption guidelines and the gamers have been provisionally suspended with speedy impact.