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[Saba Sports News] Bangladeshi all-rounder Nasir Hossain has received a two-year ban from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for violating the anti-corruption code during the 2020-21 Abu Dhabi T10 league. Charged in September 2023 along with seven others from the Pune Devils franchise, Nasir will be eligible to return to international cricket on April 7, 2025. He admitted to three charges, resulting in a two-year suspension with six months suspended.
The ICC detailed the charges against Nasir. The first was his failure to promptly report receiving a gift, an iPhone 12, valued over US$750. The second charge involved not fully disclosing details of an approach to engage in corrupt conduct received via the iPhone 12. The third charge was his refusal or failure to cooperate with the Anti-Corruption Official’s investigation, including not providing accurate and complete information or documentation upon request.
Nasir’s cricketing statistics include scoring 1044 runs in 19 Tests, 1281 in 65 ODIs, and 371 in 31 T20Is. He also has a record of taking 24 wickets in ODIs, along with eight in Tests and seven in T20Is. Having debuted in all three formats for Bangladesh in 2011, Nasir’s last international appearance was in January 2018 in Dhaka against Sri Lanka in an ODI match.