Afghanistan spinner, Noor Ahmad has been banned by UAE’s ILT20 for almost 12 months for breaching player’s agreement with Sharjah Warriors. Noor who was signed by the Warriors initially for the first season of ILT20 was offered an extension of contract for another year but he refused to play & went for SA20 to play with Durban Super Giants.
A Statement from Sharjah Warriors stated that Noor had been sent a retention notice on the same terms & conditions under the Player Agreement terms ahead of the second season. But when Noor didn’t sign a contract the franchise directly approached the league to intervene in the matter.
The investigation of the matter was done by ILT20’s disciplinary committee, comprising ILT20 chief executive David White, head of security and anti-corruption Col Azam, and Zayed Abbas, a member of the Emirates Cricket Board. The jury did the investigation & heard the points of both Noor & Warriors before giving their verdict.
The committee had initially recommended a 20-month ban for Noor but then they took into consideration the fact that he was a minor when he signed the Player Agreement terms. And thus the committee decided to reduce eight months from his ban period. Afterward, Noor also explained to them that his agent hadn’t informed him of the full terms & conditions of the contract.
A Glimpse of Noor’s Career in ILT20
Noor has so far played seven matches for Sharjah Warriors in the ILT20 2023 sclaping four wickets for 148 runs at an average of 37 & economy of 7.04. He is the second Warriors player in recent months to receive a ban. In December 2023, Naveen-Ul-Haq was also banned by the league for 20 months for not signing the retention notice which ruled him out of the ILt20 in both 2024 as well as 2025.
In the international arena, Noor Ahmed has played 9 ODIs, 6 T20Is & 13 IPL matches returning with figures of 8 ODI wikcets, 5 wickets in T20I, 21 wickets in first-class cricket, 24 wickets in List A & 87 wickets in T20s. He has contributed with bat as well returning with 31 ODI runs, 27 runs in T20Is, 85 runs in first-class format, 33 runs in List A & 129 runs in T20s.
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