Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan suspended for two years

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan from all cricket for two years after he accepted three charges under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

As per the ruling of ICC, Shakib will be suspended for a year from all forms of cricket. As per the decision announced on Tuesday evening, he will be able to resume international cricket on 29 October 2020, on the subject to him satisfying the conditions in respect of the suspended part of the sanction. 

Al Hasan has been suspended on the following three accounts: 

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
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
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.
In order to avoid suspension in the second half of the suspension, he must comply with the following conditions - 

He must not commit any offence under the Code (or the anti-corruption rules of any National Cricket Federation) during the initial period of suspension. 

He must participate promptly and fully in any anti-corruption education and/or rehabilitation programmes as specified by the ICC. 

On accepting the suspension, Al Hassan 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.”