Banned! Not reporting corrupt approaches lands Shakib 2-year suspension
Updated On: 30 October, 2019 07:56 AM IST | Dhaka | PTI
Twelve months of that ban is a suspended sentence which will come into effect if Shakib fails to comply with the anti-corruption code of the world body
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Shakib Al Hasan
Dhaka/ Dubai: Bangladesh captain and star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was handed a two-year suspension by the ICC for failing to report three corrupt approaches, including one at the Indian Premier League, by a suspected Indian bookie, ousting him from the upcoming tour of India. Twelve months of that ban is a suspended sentence which will come into effect if Shakib fails to comply with the anti-corruption code of the world body. The one-year ban that he has to serve will keep him out of next year's Indian Premier League (IPL) and also the World T20 to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15 the same year.
Shakib accepts blame
"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 said in a media release given by the ICC. In his absence, senior-most player Mushfiqur Rahim might lead the team in Tests while one among Mahmudullah Riyadh Mosaddek Hosain is set to be the skipper in the three T20 Internationals.
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