The assertion mentioned that Asif, 36, “had admitted the violation” of Article 2.1 of the ICC’s anti-doping code and accepted the interval of ineligibility “pursuant to a case decision settlement entered into with the World Anti-Doping Company and the ICC”, which suggests there is no such thing as a proper to enchantment on the a part of the participant.
The sanction is efficient from September 8, 2025 and can run till December 7, 2026.
“Asif might return to coaching with a group or use the services of a membership or different ICC Member organisation from 8 October 2026 however will solely be eligible to play from 8 December,” the assertion added. “The participant’s particular person outcomes from 8 September 2025 till his provisional suspension on 29 December 2025 have been disqualified, together with all ensuing penalties, together with the lack of any medals, factors, prize cash or prizes.”
Asif, a former Pakistan Below-19 cricketer, made his UAE debut in March 2022 in an ODI towards Oman within the ICC’s Cricket World Cup League 2. He turned out in 38 ODIs and 56 T20Is between then and September 2025.
The final three of these T20Is, towards India, Oman and Pakistan within the T20 Asia Cup in 2025, got here after September 8, and can be faraway from his report.
