UAE national team players suspended by ICC on charges of corruption

Three UAE national team players, including captain Mohammed Naveed, have been provisionally suspended on charges of corruption, ICC said on Wednesday.

Batsman Shaiman Anwar and right-arm pace bowler Qeer Ahmed were or national team players charged by ICC.

A fourth individual, Mehardeep Chhayakar, who has participated in cricket in Ajman League, was charged for refusing to co-operate with ICC.

" UAE players and a participant in cricket from Ajman have been charged with 13 counts of breaching cricket's anti-corruption rules and players have been provisionally suspended with immediate effect," ICC said in a statement.

Naveed, a 32-year-old fast bowler who has played 39 ODIs and 31 T20s, has been charged of breaching two ICC anti-corruption rules pertaining to upcoming ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2019 and two Emirates Cricket Board Code for T10 League.

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first charge relate to "contriving, or being party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive or orwise influence improperly, result, progress, conduct or any or aspect of matches in upcoming ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2019".

second breach was for "failing to disclose to ACU full details of any approaches or invitations received to eng in conduct in relation to ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2019 that would amount to corrupt conduct under Code".

Qeer Ahmed Khan has been charged with six breaches of ICC Code pertaining principally to UAE's series against Zimbabwe and Nerlands.

His charges include "failing to disclose to ACU full details of any approaches or invitations received to eng in conduct that would amount to Corrupt Conduct under Code in relation to Zimbabwe v UAE series in April 2019" and "disclosing inside Information to Mehar Chhayakar in August 2019 in circumstances where he knew or should have kwn that information might be used for betting purposes".

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Shaiman Anwar Butt has been charged with following two breaches of ICC Code:

Breach of Article 2.1.1: contriving, or being party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive or orwise influence improperly, result, progress, conduct or any or aspect of matches in upcoming ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2019.

Breach of Article 2.4.4: failing to disclose to ACU full details of any approaches or invitations received to eng in conduct in relation to ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2019 that would amount to corrupt conduct under Code.

players have 14 days from Wednesday to respond to charges.

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