ISLAMABAD – UAE cricket is in turmoil after three of leading players werecharged with breaching cricket’s anti-corruption rules.
Mohammed Naveed, the UAE captain, Shaiman Anwar and Qadeer Ahmed have beensuspended, having been charged with 13 counts of breaching the ICC’santi-corruption code, The National has reported.
Fast-bowler Naveed has been charged with two counts of breaching the ICCcode.
The first relates to “contriving, or being party to an agreement or effortto fix or contrive or otherwise influence improperly, the result, progress,conduct or any other aspect of matches in the upcoming ICC World T20Qualifiers 2019,” according to the ICC.
Naveed has been charged with two similar offences related to playing in theT10 League, which is sanctioned by the Emirates Cricket Board, and has itsanti-corruption operation overseen by ICC.
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The second relates to “failing to disclose to the ACU full details of anyapproaches or invitations received to engage in conduct in relation to theICC World T20 Qualifiers 2019 that would amount to corrupt conduct underthe code.”
Shaiman, who is the highest-placed UAE batsman in the ICC rankings for T20cricket, has been charged with similar breaches of the ICC code to Naveed.
Qadeer has been charged with six breaches, which includes collusion withMehardeep Chhayakar, who is described by the ICC as “a participant incricket in Ajman”, and who also faces a charge of his own.
