The International Cricket Council (ICC) has cracked down on Abu Dhabi T10 League. The league came under scanner in 2021 with ICC charging a dozen cricketers for match-fixing. After two years of investigation, ICC on the behalf of Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) has handed the harshest punishment for a UK-based club cricketer Rizwan Javed. ICC has banned Rizwan for 17 ½ years.
ICC also suspended Bangladeshi all-rounder Nasir Hossain for two years in the same case. Rizwan cannot play any cricket until 2041. This is the harshest punishment by ICC after Zimbabwe’s Rajan Nayar who was given a 20-year suspension in 2018.
“Rizwan failed to respond to the charges. Therefore he was deemed guilty of the offence and waived his right to a hearing,” ICC said in a statement.
Rizwan Javed guilty of:
- Article 2.1.1: Being party to an attempt to fix, contrive or influence improperly matches or aspects of matches in the Abu Dhabi T10 2021 (on three separate occasions).
- Article 2.1.3: Offering a Reward to another Participant in exchange for that player engaging in Corrupt Conduct.
- Article 2.1.4: Directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, enticing, instructing, persuading, encouraging or intentionally facilitating any Participant to breach Code Article 2.1 (on three separate occasions).
- Article 2.4.4 – Failing to disclose to the DACO full details of any approaches or invitations received to engage in Corrupt Conduct under the Code.
- Article 2.4.6: Failing or refusing, without compelling justification, to cooperate with any investigation carried out by the DACO in relation to possible Corrupt Conduct under the Code.
Rizwan Javed was provisonally suspended in Sepetmber 2023 pending investigation.
“Rizwan Javed has received a lengthy ban from cricket for his repeated and serious attempts to corrupt professional cricketers,” ICC General Manager Integrity, Alex Marshall said.
“The sanction imposed should send a strong message to other corrupters trying to target cricket at any level and demonstrates that any attempt to corrupt cricket will be strongly dealt with.”
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