32-year-old cricketer faces ICC's wrath for failing to disclose receipt of $750 gift and refusing to cooperate in investigation
The International Cricket Council has imposed a two-year ban on Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain from all types of offenses for violating the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
The 32-year-old cricketer admitted three charges and received a two-year total ban from all formats, with six months suspended. The player had been accused by the city council in September 2023.
Cricket's world governing body said in an official statement that Hossain admitted to having “failed to disclose to the designated anti-corruption official (without unnecessary delay) the receipt of a gift offered to him which was worth more than $750, viz. of a new iPhone 12”, which violated article 2.4.3 of the Code.
Additionally, he violated Article 2.4.4 of the Code by failing to provide full details to the investigating officer about “the approach or invitation he received to engage in corrupt conduct through the new iPhone 12.”
He also violated Article 2.4.6 of the Code by refusing to cooperate with the investigation by the designated anti-corruption official without compelling justification, the charge sheet said.
It added that Hossain also failed to provide accurate and complete information or documentation requested by the designated official as part of the investigation.
Hossain played 115 matches for Bangladesh across all formats between 2011 and 2018, scoring 2,695 runs and taking 39 wickets.
Since then, he has featured heavily on the domestic circuit, most recently featuring in the Dhaka First Division Cricket League for Prime Bank Cricket Club.
The cricketer will be free to resume international cricket on April 7, 2025, provided he complies with the rest conditions up to the suspended part of the ban.
In November last year, former West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels, who played a pivotal role in his team's 2012 and 2016 T20 World Cup victories, was handed a six-year ban after being found guilty of violating the ICC anti-corruption code.
The court found the former West Indies batsman guilty of violating the ICC's anti-corruption code, specifically by failing to disclose payments, gifts and hospitality that could tarnish the reputation of the sport. He had been punished for a similar crime 15 years ago.
