UAE Cricketer Asif Khan Banned for 15 Months After Testing Positive for Banned Substance
The 36-year-old admitted the violation and accepted the sanction, with his results from Sept. 8, 2025, through Dec. 29, 2025 disqualified.
- Asif Khan from the UAE was banned for 15 months by the ICC after testing positive for the steroid mesterolone on September 8, 2025.
- His ban was backdated to September 8, 2025, and disqualified all individual results until December 29, 2025, including loss of medals, points, and prize money.
- Khan admitted to violating the ICC Anti-Doping Code and accepted the sanction through a Case Resolution Agreement with WADA and ICC.
- He is eligible to return to competitive cricket from December 8, 2026.
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UAE cricketer Asif Khan banned for 15 months after testing positive for banned substance
The International Cricket Council has banned Asif Khan of United Arab Emirates for 15 months after the batter tested positive for a banned substance.
36-year-old Asif Khan is among the UAE's most experienced players. Asif will be able to return to training in October this year, but will not be able to play competitive cricket until December 8, 2026. Asif Khan has played 94 matches for the UAE so far.
Cricketer Asif Khan Receives 15-Month Ban For Doping Violation
UAE cricketer Asif Khan has been banned for 15 months by the ICC after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid, mesterolone, during an out-of-competition test. The ban is backdated, and his past results from September 2025 have been disqualified.
UAE Cricketer Asif Khan Handed 15-Month Ban After Breaching ICC Anti-Doping Rules | 🏏 LatestLY
UAE cricketer Asif Khan has received a 15-month ban from the ICC for breaching its Anti-Doping Code. The 35-year-old tested positive for a metabolite of mesterolone during an out-of-competition test on September 8, 2025. His sanction is effective from that date, and all individual results until December 29, 2025, have been disqualified. 🏏 UAE Cricketer Asif Khan Handed 15-Month Ban After Breaching ICC Anti-Doping Rules.
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