Qadeer Ahmed handed five-year ban for breaking anti-corruption rules

The ICC charged the United Arab Emirates bowler with breaching six counts of their code back in October 2019

United Arab Emirates international Qadeer Ahmed has been banned for five years by the ICC.

The 35-year-old has been found guilty of breaching six counts of the anti-corruption code.

Ahmed's ban has been backdated to October 2019, when he was originally suspended - along with Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar.

He did not request a formal hearing and accepting breaking the following regulations:

Article 2.4.4 – failing to disclose to the ACU full details of any approaches or invitations received to engage in conduct that would amount to Corrupt Conduct under the Code in relation to the Zimbabwe v UAE series in April 2019.

Article 2.3.2 – disclosing Inside Information in August 2019 in circumstances where he knew or should have known that the information might be used for betting purposes.

Article 2.4.4 – failing to disclose to the ACU full details of any approaches or invitations received to engage in conduct that would amount to Corrupt Conduct under the Code in relation to the Netherlands v UAE series in August 2019.

Article 2.4.5 – failing to disclose to the ACU full details of any facts or matters that came to his attention that may evidence Corrupt Conduct under the Code by another Participant.

Article 2.4.6 – failing or refusing to cooperate with an investigation being carried out by the ACU in relation to possible Corrupt Conduct under the Code. 

Article 2.4.7 – obstructing or delaying an ACU investigation including by concealing information that may be relevant to that investigation. 

ICC integrity unit general manager Alex Marshall added: "Qadeer Khan is an experienced international cricketer who has received anti-corruption training. He should have avoided the people he knew were corrupt and reported any suspicions immediately.

"He has accepted he did wrong and requested an agreed sanction in place of a tribunal. His five-year period of ineligibility is a reflection of the seriousness of his breaches and the number of charges.

"He has accepted responsibility for his actions and expressed regret for those he has let down."

Additionally, Mehardeep Chhayakar has been charged with six counts of breaching the ICC's anti-corruption rules.

The breaches refer to the one-day international series between UAE and Zimbabwe in April 2019 and the GT20 in Canada during the same year.

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