UAE cricketer Asif Khan banned for 15 months after testing positive for banned substance

United Arab Emirates cricketer Asif Khan has been banned for 15 months by the International Cricket Council after testing positive for a prohibited substance. The 36-year-old admitted to violating the ICC's anti-doping code, specifically by using a metabolite of mesterolone in an out-of-competition test in September 2025. The ban, effective from September 8, 2025 to December 7, 2026, means Khan cannot return to team training until October 8.

Khan previously played for Pakistan as an under-19 crickatter and represented UAE in 38 One Day Internationals and 56 Twenty20 matches since 2022. However, his last three T20 games against India, Oman and Pakistan during the T20 Asia Cup 2025 will be erased from his record, as they occurred after the ban's effective date.