{
  "id": 3746960,
  "title": "ICC Bans UAE Cricketer for 15 Months Over Doping Violation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/icc-bans-uae-cricketer-for-15-months-over-doping-violation",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T13:53:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/27/icc-bans-uae-cricketer-for-15-months-over-doping-violation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed a 15-month ban on UAE cricketer Asif Khan for violating anti-doping regulations. The 36-year-old tested positive for a banned substance during an out-of-competition doping test on September 8, 2025. Asif admitted to the violation and accepted the ban through a Case Resolution Agreement with the ICC and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The suspension, effective from September 8, 2025, to December 7, 2026, bars him from returning to training or competitive cricket until December 8, 2026. The ICC has also disqualified all of Asif's results between September 8, 2025, and December 29, 2025, resulting in the loss of any medals, points, prize money, and awards earned during this period. Asif is a prominent member of the UAE cricket team, having represented them in 38 One-Day Internationals and 56 T20 Internationals since his international debut in 2022.",
  "summary": "The International Cricket Council (ICC) has handed UAE batter Asif Khan a 15-month ban after he tested positive for a … Read More The post ICC Bans UAE Cricketer for 15 Months Over Doping Violation appeared first on ProPakistani .",
  "key_points": [
    "UAE cricketer Asif Khan banned for 15 months",
    "Positive doping test on September 8, 2025",
    "Results disqualified from September 8 to December 29, 2025"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}