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Noor Ahmad banned from ILT20 for 12 months as a result of breach of contract

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Noor Ahmad, the Afghanistan spinner, has been banned by the UAE’s ILT20 for 12 months, for breaching his participant settlement with Sharjah Warriors.

Noor, who was signed by Warriors for the primary season of the ILT20 in 2023, was provided one other 12 months’s extension by the franchise, however he refused to signal the retention discover, selecting as an alternative to play on the SA20 with Durban Tremendous Giants.

An announcement from the ILT20 mentioned that Noor, 19, had been despatched a retention discover on the “identical phrases and situations in accordance with the Participant Settlement phrases” forward of the second season, and following his refusal to signal, Warriors approached the league on to intervene within the dispute.

The league’s disciplinary committee, comprising ILT20 chief govt David White, head of safety and anti-corruption Col Azam, and Zayed Abbas, member of the Emirates Cricket Board, investigated the matter and heard the factors of view of each Noor and Warriors earlier than speaking their verdict.

The committee had initially beneficial a 20-month ban for Noor, however took into consideration the truth that he was a minor whereas signing the unique settlement. The committee finally determined to pardon eight months from his ban after Noor additionally defined to them that his agent had not knowledgeable him of the complete phrases of his contract.

Noor performed seven matches for Warriors within the first season, selecting up 4 wickets for 148 runs, at a median of 37 and financial system of seven.04.

Noor is the second Warriors participant in current months to be handed a ban. Final December, Naveen-ul-Haq was additionally banned by the league for 20 months for not signing the retention discover, successfully ruling him out of the ILT20 in each 2024 in addition to 2025.


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