UAE's Ghulam Shabber becomes 5th player under ICC ACU's investigation

UAE players have been trying to make peace with  fact that y will t be able to qualify for next year's T20 World Cup in Australia due to losing four of ir players (Mohammad Naveed, Ashfaq Ahmed, Shaiman Anwar and Qadeer Ahmed) as part of an investigation by  ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). Add a fifth UAE player to list w as ar corruption-related controversy has hit m. After ir 90-run loss to Scotland at Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday, Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that ir wicketkeeper-batsman Ghulam Shabber is also a part of an ongoing ICC investigation. board has suspended player, who was considered to be 'missing' a few days ago but has fled to his home country, Pakistan.  

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Ready to comply with investigation: Shabber

Shabber, while speaking to a Dubai-based leading news network, said that he was ready to comply with investigation related to anti-corruption in Pakistan. He said that he has retired from cricket as he did t think it was his future and wanted to move on with his life and family.

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Shabbir had t shown up on  team bus last week when team left for ir match against Hong Kong. y were concerned about his well being so y had gone out of ir way to contact any next of kin that y could. y had also searched hospitals to make sure he was fine. y had also got people to go and check if he was at home but since n, y found out that he had left country and was traced in Pakistan.

33-year-old Shabbir was born in Jhang, a district of Punjab province of Pakistan and played for UAE in 23 ODIs and 17 T20Is.

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