Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful has had his eight-year ban for involvement in corruption reduced to a five-year penalty, with two years suspended, by the BCBs disciplinary panel chairman. Ashraful had appealed to the disciplinary panel chief, Justice Mohammad Abdur Rashid, in July, asking that the ban he received a month earlier, for his involvement in match and spot-fixing in the 2013 edition of the Bangladesh Premier League, be reduced. The five-year ban is dated from August 13, 2013. The last two years are suspended subject to his participation in a BCB or ICC anti- corruption education and training programme. Upon production of a certificate of good conduct from ICC, a BCB release said, he will be eligible to return to cricket on or about August 13, 2016. Ashraful, who had admitted to his guilt before being banned, said he was pleased with the result of his appeal. I had wanted a reduction in the ban similar to what has been given to me, when I had appealed, he told ESPNcricinfo. Im very happy, now I can play [sooner]. I should have been punished, yes, but I think this is good for me.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:11:22 +0000
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