ICC Bans Bangladesh Star Nasir Hossain For Breaching Anti-Corruption Code

Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain has been banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for two years. ICC took the step after Hossein was suspended for 6 months after he breached the ICC Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct.

Hossain was charged by ICC in September 2023 after he admitted the three charges. Hossain can resume playing international cricket from April 7, 2025.

Nasir Hossain admitted the following three charges of the Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct (as mentioned by ICC):

1. Nasir Hossain breached the Article 2.4.3 code after he was not able to present the receipt of a gift that he received from of US Dollars 750 to the Anti Corruption Official. The gift was namely of iPhone 12.
2. Nasir Hossain breached the Article 2.4.4 code as he failed to present the anti-corruption official with the invitation that he received to engage in the corruption charges with the iPhone 12.
3. Nasir Hossain breached Article 2.4.6 in that he neglected or refused, without providing a compelling reason, to assist the Designated Anti-Corruption Official in their investigation into potential corrupt conduct under the Code. This included but was not limited to, neglecting to provide the Designated Anti-Corruption Official with all information and/or documentation that they requested, whether in the form of a formal demand made by Article 4.3 or otherwise.

Nasir Hossain banned by ICC for 2 years

Nasir Hossain has played a total of 115 matches for Bangladesh in which he scored 2695 runs at an average of 28.67. He has scored 2 hundreds and 14 half-centuries throughout his international career and his highest score has been 1o0 runs.

Nasir Hossain was charged by the ICC Anti Corruption Unit for engaging in corrupt activities during the Abu Dhabi T10 league 2020-21. Hossain was part of the Pune Devils franchise and other than him Krishan Kumar Chaudhary and Parag Sanghvi (two of the Devils’ co-owners), Rizwan Javed and Saliya Saman (two domestic players), as well as Ashar Zaidi (batting coach), Sunny Dhillon (assistant coach) and Shadab Ahamed (team manager), were also charged for the same offense by ICC.

Pune Devils featured in Abu Dhabi T10 2021 in which they were only able to win 1 match out of six games. The Emirates Cricket Board was appointed to oversee the whole matter, which later pressed all the charges. While the Anti-Corruption Unit found that there were corrupt matches in the tournament, no evidence of match-fixing was found.

Nasir Hossain last featured in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League and played for the Prime Bank Cricket Club. Hossain was one of the most promising all-rounders of the Bangladesh cricket team at one time, but due to a dip in form, he was excluded from the national team. Nasir Hossain played his last match for Bangladesh on January 25, 2018, against Sri Lanka in Mirpur.

If we talk about the Bangladesh cricket team, the Shakib Al Hasan-led side had a forgettable run in the 2023 ODI World Cup. Bangladesh now will focus on the upcoming T20 World Cup and aim to perform well in the tournament starting in June 2o24.