Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmed has been banned for 12 months by UAE’s Worldwide League T20 after he breached his participant settlement with Sharjah Warriors. Warriors signed Noor for the primary season of the ILT20 in 2023, he was supplied one other 12 months’s extension by the franchise however he refused to signal the retention discover for Season 2 and selected to play in SA20 with Durban Tremendous Giants. ILT20 launched a press release to announce Noor’s ban which learn, “The Worldwide League T20 has banned spinner Noor Ahmad for 12 months for breaching his Participant Settlement with Sharjah Warriors who had signed him for Season 1 of the match. Noor was supplied one other 12 months’s extension by the Warriors however refused to signal the retention discover for Season 2.”

ILT20’s three-member disciplinary committee which incorporates the league’s Chief Govt Officer David White, Head of Safety and Anti-Corruption Azam and Member Emirates Cricket Board Zayed Abbas investigated the matter.

Each events Noor and Sharjah Warriors had been heard individually and on analyzing the proof earlier than the committee, the ultimate verdict was conveyed.

The committee had initially beneficial a 20-month ban however took into consideration the truth that Noor was a minor on the time of signing the participant settlement and had represented to the committee that his agent had not knowledgeable him of the total phrases of the contract.

Noor is the second participant to obtain a ban, final December his compatriot Naveen-ul-Haq was additionally banned by the league for 20 months for not signing the retention discover. This ban has dominated Naveen out from the 2024 and 2025 editions of the competitors.

In his first season, Noor featured in seven matches, for the Warriors, choosing up 4 wickets, whereas making a gift of 148 runs at a mean of 37 and an economic system of seven.04.