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

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UAE cricketer Asif Khan has been banned for 15 months by the International Cricket Council after testing positive for a banned substance called "a metabolite of mesterolone". The ban is backdated from September 8, 2025, and will run until December 7, 2026. Khan, who played for Pakistan as an under-19 cricketer before joining UAE in 2022, admitted to the doping violation and accepted the punishment. He will be allowed to return to training with a team on October 8.

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Asif Khan, a 36-year-old cricketer from the UAE, has been banned for 15 months by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after testing positive for a banned substance. The substance, a metabolite of mesterolone, was detected in an out-of-competition test conducted in September 2025. Khan admitted to violating the ICC's anti-doping code and accepted the ban, which will last from September 8, 2025 to December 7, 2026. During this time, he will not be allowed to play cricket for the UAE, but can return to training with a team on October 8, 2026. Khan's last three T20 records against India, Oman, and Pakistan in the T20 Asia Cup 2025 will also be removed from his record because they were played after September 8, 2025.

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Cricket Council has banned Asif Khan of United Arab Emirates for 15 months after the batter tested positive for a banned substance. asserted

batter → ban → substance

The ICC said in a statement on Thursday that Khan, 36, admitted the violation of its anti-doping code and accepted the ban for using a banned substance — “a metabolite of mesterolone” — in an out-of-competition test conducted in September 2025. asserted

Khan → say → September

The ban was backdated from Sept. 8, 2025 and runs to Dec. 7, 2026. asserted

ban → backdate → Dec.

The ICC said he can return to training with a team on Oct. 8. asserted

he → say → Oct.

Asif, who played for Pakistan as under-19 cricketer, represented UAE in 38 ODIs and 56 T20s since making his debut for the gulf country in 2022. asserted

who → play → 2022

However, his last three T20 records against India, Oman and Pakistan in the T20 Asia Cup 2025 will be removed because he played those games after Sept. 8, 2025. asserted

he → remove → Sept.

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

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