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Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq has been banned by United Arab Emirates (UAE) ILT20 for 20 months over a breach of player agreement with Sharjah Warriors. Naveen "refused to sign the retention notice" for the second season of ILT20 scheduled to be played in January-February 2024 which led to him facing a ban.
Following the ban, Naveen will not be a part of ILT20's 2024 and 2025 editions. He has signed with Durban's Super Giants which is owned by the group that owns Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants. He will be rolling his arm in South Africa's SA20 league which will clash with ILT20's next season as well.
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As per a statement from ILT20, "a retention notice on the same terms and conditions in accordance with the Player Agreement terms" was sent to the Afghan bowling all-rounder.
“Sharjah Warriors approached the ILT20 to intervene in this dispute. The ILT20 first initiated a mediation process through an independent third-party mediator, however the mediation failed,” the statement stated.
“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 i.e. Naveen and Sharjah Warriors and on examining the evidence before them conveyed its final verdict of a 20-month ban on Naveen.”
The CEO of ILT20 expressed his disappointment over Naveen's failure to honour the contract which led to the 20-month ban.
“We do not take pride in making this announcement but all parties are expected to comply with their contractual commitments and recognize that non-compliance can cause damage to the other party. 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,” White said.
“The disciplinary proceedings against Naveen were conducted in a transparent manner and both parties involved were given opportunities to prepare and present their submissions.”
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