Two United Arab Emirates (UAE) cricketers have been banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for eight years after being found guilty of match-fixing. UAE’s Amir Hayat and Ashfaq Ahmad have been found guilty of violating the ICC’s five rules on corruption last year. It was alleged that taking money or gifts during the T20 World Cup qualifier in the UAE in 2019 had an impact on the outcome of the match. The ICC suspended him at the same time. But now he has been found guilty of match-fixing.
UAE players Amir Hayat and Ashfaq Ahmed have been banned from all cricket for eight years for allegedly violating the ICC Corruption Prevention Code. https://t.co/673BapHN2P
– Cricbuzz (ric Cricbuzz) July 1, 2021
According to a report by Cricbuzz, the ICC temporarily suspended both cricketers on 13 September 2020. The ICC said in a statement that the cricketers were found guilty of five offenses and that they had also confessed to their crime.
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Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Aamir Hayat has played cricket for the UAE. Hayat has played nine ODIs and four T20 Internationals for the UAE and has taken six wickets in 11 T20Is in ODIs. Ashfaq was born in Lahore, Pakistan and played for the UAE. Ashfaq has played 16 ODIs and 12 T20s for the UAE. In ODIs he has scored 344 runs at an average of 21.50 and 238 in T20Is.
