Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmed banned for 12 months by ILT20 for breaching player agreement Cricket News

Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmed has been banned for 12 months by the UAE International T20 League after breaching his player agreement with Sharjah Warriors. The Warriors signed Noor for the first season of the ILT20 in 2023. He was offered another year’s extension by the franchise, but he refused to sign the retention notice for Season 2 and joined the Durban Super Giants. With option to play in SA20. ILT20 released a statement to announce Noor’s ban which read, “The International League T20 has banned spinner Noor Ahmed for 12 months for breaching his player agreement with Sharjah Warriors, which saw him Signed for Season 1 of the tournament. Noor was offered an extension for another year.” “Warriors refuse to sign retention notice for Season 2.”

The ILT20’s three-member disciplinary committee comprising league chief executive David White, security and anti-corruption chief Azam and Emirates Cricket Board member Zayed Abbas investigated the matter.

Both Noor and Sharjah Warriors sides were heard separately and informed of the final decision after examining the evidence before the committee.

The committee initially recommended a 20-month ban, but took into account the fact that Noor was a minor at the time the player signed the contract and told the committee that his agent informed him of the full terms of the contract. did not do.

Noor is the second player to receive a ban, after his compatriot Naveen-ul-Haq was also banned by the league for 20 months last December for not signing a retention notice. The ban has ruled Naveen out of the 2024 and 2025 editions of the competition.

In his first season, Noor appeared in seven matches for the Warriors, taking four wickets while conceding 148 runs at an average of 37 and an economy of 7.04.