Shakib’s Suspension

* Shakib Al Hasan has been handed a two-year ban, one of which is suspended, for not reporting three approaches by a bookmaker named Deepak Aggarwal

* To return to international cricket from October 29, 2019 he must not commit any offence under the code (or the anti-corruption codes of any national cricket federation) during the first year and must participate in any anti-corruption education and/or rehabilitation programmes specified by the ICC

* Two of the approaches were made during the tri-series involving Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in January 2018, with the third coming in April 2018 before the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab. He was first contacted by Aggarwal during the BPL in November 2017.

* His position as captain, an experienced cricketer, and having repeatedly communicated over several months with Aggarwal, whose intentions were clear were seen as aggravating factors in his sanction.

* Shakib’s prompt and voluntary admission of his breaches, cooperation with the anti-corruption unit (ACU), previous good disciplinary record and the fact that his offences did not affect the outcome of the relevant matches were mitigating factors.

* Shakib revealed in 2010 that he had reported an approach by a bookmaker before the March 2008 ODI series against Zimbabwe. Shakib said he was offered ‘sponsorship’ in return for underperformance, and that he had reported it immediately to the BCB and the ICC.

* Shakib is the second Bangladesh player to be sanctioned under the anti-corruption code after Mohammad Ashraful in 2013. Ashraful, however, admitted to actively fixing matches and was banned for eight years.

* Shakib will miss the upcoming tour of India, a tour of Pakistan (January 2019), home series against Australia (February 2020) and Zimbabwe (March 2020), tours of Ireland (May 2020) and Sri Lanka (July 2020), the Asia Cup (September 2020), home series against New Zealand (October 2020) and the T20 World Cup (October 2020).