Naveen ul Haq banned for 20 months ILT20 for breach of agreement | Cricket News
Controversial Afghanan pacer Naveen ul Haq was banned the International League T20 for 20 months for breaching an agreement with the Sharjah Warriors franchise.
The pacer had signed with the team for the first edition which was held in 2023. But when he was offered another year’s extension Warriors, he refused to sign the retention notice for 2024 season.
This forced Warriors to reach out to the league for an intervention which led to ILT20 to start a mediation process through an independent third-party mediator which ultimately failed to come to a solution.
Then the ILT20’s three-member Disciplinary Committee, which includes the league’s Chief Executive Officer David White, Head of Security and Anti-Corruption Col. Azam and Member Emirates Cricket Board Zayed Abbas, separately heard both the parties and on examining the evidence before them conveyed its final verdict.
“We do not take pride in making this announcement but all parties are expected to comply with their contractual commitments and recognise that non-compliance can cause damage to the other party,” CEO DP World ILT20 David White said in a release.
“Unfortunately, Naveen-ul-Haq failed to honour his contractual obligations with the Sharjah Warriors and as such the league had no option but to impose this 20-month ban on him. The disciplinary proceedings against Naveen were conducted in a transparent manner and both parties involved were given opportunities to prepare and present their submissions,” the release added.
Naveen has been a pretty controversial character over the years with the bowler engaging in a tiff with the Virat Kohli which spilled over to the ceremonial end-of-game handshakes between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants. Again, words were exchanged, and the two had to be separated, with Naveen pulling out of the handshake angrily.
hey would later squash the beef during India’s match with Afghanan in the 2023 World Cup. Holding arms, then a pat of the back was shared the two players. Naveen initiated it, and both shared a lovely smile.
