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Shakib Al Hasan has been banned from all cricket for two years, out of which one has been suspended, the ICC announced on Tuesday.

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Bangladesh Test and T20I captain Shakib Al Hasan has been banned from all cricket for two years (one year suspended) by the International Cricket Council (ICC), after he "accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code". The ICC, in its detailed report, said that the Bangladesh cricketer admitted various failures to report corrupt approaches made to him. Under the provisions of the code, Shakib Al Hasan chose to admit to the charges and agreed on the sanction with the ICC in lieu of an Anti-Corruption Tribunal hearing, the statement said. "I am obviously extremely sad to have been banned from the game I love, but I completely accept my sanction for not reporting the approaches. The ICC ACU is reliant on players to play a central part in the fight against corruption and I didn't do my duty in this instance," Shakib was quoted as saying in an ICC release.

 

"Like the majority of players and fans around the world, I want cricket to be a corruption free sport and I am looking forward to working with the ICC ACU team to support their education programme and ensure young players don't make the same mistake I did," added the Bangladesh all-rounder.

According to the ICC, Shakib failed to report corrupt approaches during the Bangladesh's tri-series with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in in January 2018 as well as the Indian Premier League (IPL) later that year.

He also failed to report a second approach in respect to the tri-series and failed to disclose to the ACU full details of any "approaches or invitations he received to engage in Corrupt Conduct - in relation to an IPL 2018 match between SunRisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab on 26 April 2018".

Shakib had recently led a players' strike which follows increasing criticism from players that the Bangladesh Cricket Board was not sharing its wealth.

The players called off the strike late on October 23 and started training on October 25 for next month's India tour as the BCB accepted most of their demands.

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Shakib Al Hasan banned after accepting three charges under ICC Anti-Corruption Code

he International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan from all cricket for two years, with one year of that suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan from all cricket for two years, with one year of that suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code The charges are as follows: 

  1. Article 2.4.4 – Failure to disclose to the ACU full details of any approaches or invitations he received to engage in Corrupt Conduct - in relation to the Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe Tri-Series in January 2018 and / or the 2018 IPL
     
  2. Article 2.4.4 – Failure to disclose to the ACU full details of any approaches or invitations he received to engage in Corrupt Conduct - in relation to a second approach in respect of the Tri-Series in January 2018
     
  3. Article 2.4.4 – Failure to disclose to the ACU full details of any approaches or invitations he received to engage in Corrupt Conduct - in relation to an IPL 2018 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab on 26 April 2018.

Under the provisions of the Code, Mr Al Hasan chose to admit the charges and agreed the sanction with the ICC in lieu of an Anti-Corruption Tribunal hearing. Subject to him satisfying the conditions in respect of the suspended part of the sanction, he will be free to resume international cricket on 29 October 2020.

Shakib Al Hasan said: “I am obviously extremely sad to have been banned from the game I love, but I completely accept my sanction for not reporting the approaches. The ICC ACU is reliant on players to play a central part in the fight against corruption and I didn’t do my duty in this instance.

“Like the majority of players and fans around the world, I want cricket to be a corruption free sport and I am looking forward to working with the ICC ACU team to support their education programme and ensure young players don’t make the same mistake I did.”

Alex Marshall, ICC General Manager - Integrity said: “Shakib Al Hasan is a highly experienced international cricketer. He has attended many education sessions and knows his obligations under the Code. He should have reported each of these approaches.

“Shakib has accepted his errors and cooperated fully with the investigation. He has offered to assist the Integrity Unit in future education, to help younger players to learn from his mistakes. I am happy to accept this offer.”

A full reasoned decision is available here.

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Shakib Al Hasan admits to being approached for fixing during IPL 2018

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has accepted three charges of breaching ICC's anti-corruption code, one of which also concerns with an IPL game in 2018.

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Shakib Al Hasan has been handed a two-year ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on account of breaching the anti-corruption code of the regulatory body. The Bangladesh all-rounder failed to report an approach for fixing during the tri-series including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, and an IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab in 2018.

The ICC, in their detailed statement on the suspension sentence, also posted the transcript of the messages received by Shakib Al Hasan from a certain "Mr. Aggarwal", who repeatedly asked him to provide with "inside information" from the matches.

Ahead of the game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab, " Deepak Aggarwal" messaged the Bangladesh cricketer to acquire information on the playing XI. According to the ICC statement, Aggarwal is suspected of involvement in corruption in cricket.

"He received a WhatsApp message from Mr Aggarwal that day asking him whether a particular player was going to be playing in the game that day, i.e. again asking for Inside Information," the statement read.

 

 

It also revealed that Shakib had asked Mr Aggarwal to meet him. "Mr Aggarwal continued this conversation with him by talking about bitcoins, dollar accounts and asked him for his dollar account details. During this conversation, he told Mr Aggarwal that he wanted to meet him “first”."

Shakib had concerns over the concerned person, however, admitting that he was 'dodgy', but didn't report the approach to the ICC.

"He (Shakib) confirmed that he had concerns over Mr Aggarwal, feeling he was a bit “dodgy”, and that, following their conversations, he had the feeling that Mr Aggarwal was a bookie.

"He did not report any of the contact and approaches received from Mr Aggarwal on 26 April 2018 to the ACU or any other anti-corruption authority," ICC wrote in their seven-page decision-statement released on the website.

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