Irfan Ahmed
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| Full name | Irfan Ahmed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1989 Islamabad, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Nadeem Ahmed (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 16) | 24 June 2008 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 May 2014 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 January 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irfan Ahmed (born 27 February 1989) is a Pakistani-born international cricketer who has played four One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals for Hong Kong.
In January 2016 he was provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council after a breach of their Anti-Corruption Code.[1] In April he was the ICC suspended him for two years and six months, following his admission to the charge.[2] In October 2018, he was charged with a further nine offences under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.[3] In August 2019, the ICC banned him for life from all forms of cricket.[4] The majority of the offences related to matches played by Hong Kong against Canada and Scotland during the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in New Zealand.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Hong Kong's Irfan Ahmed suspended by ICC". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Hong Kong's Irfan Ahmed suspended for two years and six months". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Three Hong Kong players charged under ICC Anti-Corruption Code". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Two Hong Kong players banned from all cricket for life". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Hong Kong's Irfan and Nadeem Ahmed banned from cricket for life". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
External links[]
- Irfan Ahmed at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Irfan Ahmed at ESPNcricinfo
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