Rizwan Javed, a UK-based club cricketer, has been banned from all cricket for 17 ½ years.
In September of last year, the ICC charged Rizwan Javed, along with seven other players and officials, on behalf of the ECB, which acts as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official under the Code. Nasir Hossain, a Bangladesh international, was also named and is currently serving a two-year ban.
Rizwan was proven to have committed five violations of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code for Participants, specifically related to the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League.
Bangladesh all-rounder banned from all cricket for Anti-Corruption Code breach
Rizwan failed to respond to the charges and was therefore deemed guilty of the offence and waived his right to a hearing.
Rizwan was found guilty of:
Article 2.1.1 – Being party to an attempt to fix, contrive or influence improperly matches or aspects of matches in the Abu Dhabi T10 2021 (on three separate occasions).
Article 2.1.3 – Offering a Reward to another Participant in exchange for that player engaging in Corrupt Conduct.
Article 2.1.4 – Directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, enticing, instructing, persuading, encouraging or intentionally facilitating any Participant to breach Code Article 2.1 (on three separate occasions).
Article 2.4.4 – Failing to disclose to the DACO full details of any approaches or invitations received to engage in Corrupt Conduct under the Code.
Article 2.4.6 – Failing or refusing, without compelling justification, to cooperate with any investigation carried out by the DACO in relation to possible Corrupt Conduct under the Code.
