Question: Which two United Arab Emirates players have been banned from all cricket for eight years under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code?
(a) Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar Butt
(b) Mohammad Naveed and Chirag Suri
(c) Shaiman Anwar Butt and CP Rizwan
(d) Ahmed Raza and Rohan Mustafa
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 16 March 2021, International Cricket Council Anti-Corruption Tribunal has banned United Arab Emirates (UAE) players Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar Butt from all cricket for eight years.
- They have been found guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
- The bans are backdated to 16 October 2019, when they were provisionally suspended for attempting to corrupt matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 in the UAE.
- Mohammad Naveed is the former UAE captain and Shaiman Anwar Butt is the opener.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay