{"id":17185,"date":"2026-08-27T11:28:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T11:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17185"},"modified":"2026-08-27T11:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T11:28:33","slug":"pakistan-born-odi-cricketer-handed-15-month-ban-by-icc-heres-why-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17185","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan-born ODI cricketer handed 15-month ban by ICC; here&#8217;s why | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133564902,imgsize-78696,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/united-arab-emirates-uae-batter-asif-khan.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan-born ODI cricketer handed 15-month ban by ICC; here's why\" title=\"United Arab Emirates (UAE) batter Asif Khan (Photo\/ICC)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"United Arab Emirates (UAE) batter Asif Khan (Photo\/ICC)\">United Arab Emirates (UAE) batter Asif Khan (Photo\/ICC)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>UAE batter Asif Khan has been banned for 15 months after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid during an out-of-competition doping test conducted last year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>Asif tested positive for a metabolite of mesterolone in a sample collected on September 8, 2025. <!-- -->Mesterolone is an anabolic steroid used to increase testosterone levels.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The 36-year-old admitted to violating Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code and accepted the sanction through a Case Resolution Agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Cricket Council (ICC).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>&#8220;The 36-year-old admitted to a violation of Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code and accepted the sanction through a Case Resolution Agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Cricket Council (ICC),&#8221; read a statement from cricket&#8217;s world governing body.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The ban has been backdated to September 8, 2025 and will run until December 7, 2026. Asif will be allowed to resume training with a team or use the facilities of a club or other ICC Member organisation from October 8, but he will only be eligible to return to competitive cricket from December 8.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>&#8220;Asif will be permitted to return to training with a team or use the facilities of a club or other ICC Member organisation from October 8, but will only be eligible to return to competitive cricket from December 8,&#8221; the ICC statement said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The ICC has also disqualified Asif&#8217;s individual results from September 8, 2025 until the start of his provisional suspension on December 29, 2025.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>&#8220;This includes all resulting consequences, such as the loss of any medals, points, prize money or prizes.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Asif, who was born in Pakistan and moved to the UAE in 2017, has represented the UAE in 38 ODIs and 56 T20 Internationals since making his international debut in 2022.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Before moving to the UAE, the right-handed batter played 32 first-class matches in Pakistan&#8217;s domestic cricket.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/pakistan-born-odi-cricketer-handed-15-month-ban-by-icc-heres-why\/articleshow\/133564816.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Arab Emirates (UAE) batter Asif Khan (Photo\/ICC) UAE batter Asif Khan has been banned for 15 months after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid during an out-of-competition doping test conducted last year.Asif tested positive for a metabolite of mesterolone in a sample collected on September 8, 2025. 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