BREAKING: Ashraful banned for 8 years!

[Maysun]

It's all over Facebook. This is good news!

Read Dhaka Tribune's report here and ESPNCricinfo's report here.

ESPNCricinfo just tweeted it:

Just in: Ashraful handed 8-year ban by the anti-corruption tribunal for his involvement in fixing in the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League.

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) June 18, 2014

[Nadim]

Great news! You deserve it!!!

[Moh899]

damn thats a very long ban..,

[Maysun]

Originally Posted by Moh899
damn thats a very long ban..,

Indeed is. Was expecting more in the lines of 3-5 years!

[SS]

he should appeal it's a long ban...and he is in good form despite playing tape tennis cricket...

[Maysun]

On this day back in 2005, Ashraful scored a ton against Australia in the Natwest series. Here is the scorecard.

What a day this is for Ashraful!

[Zunaid]

Three of them suspended. So in effect a 5 year ban.

[BD_TigerZ]

Good news.

[5tonne]

A lenient sentence I suppose. People have been banned permanently for doing the same thing.

[Kana-Baba]

Well, 8 years ban is unacceptable, 3 to 5 years were more appropriate. It was clearly a calculated vengeance, rather than appropriate sentence, to keep him out of cricket. Ashraful should go to the higher court.

[mufi_02]

5 years or 8 years. His career is over. This is the end of Mohammed Ashraful. It was fun while it lasted.

[ddude]

5 or 8...that is the end of his career.

Ash-da-fool.

[One World]

Does the verdict count the days elapsed during the trial or does it start from the day the judgment was announced? That already takes away close to 2 years of time.

[akabir77]

Ban the whole team... no one is playing cricket anyway

[Dilscoop]

Should've been a life ban.

I hope in 8 years either Bangladesh stops playing cricket or becomes so good that we won't even remember this guy's name.

[simon]

so is Sirji's offishial thread.

[ahnaf]

Thanks for everything..

[Roni_uk]

i want a presidential pardon and him back in the national team as captain.

[Fazal]

Originally Posted by Roni_uk
i want a presidential pardon and him back in the national team as captain.

madam chai-le hoteyoo parey...

bechara.... ekhon paraye parayee ghurte hobe biriani kabar jonno.

[Modad]

A proven Fixer should never ever be allowed to represent the National team again. Old habits die hard.

[Murad]

Halai confess koirai faisha geche. Naile ora kisui prove korte parto na. They had no proofs.

[NoName]

Originally Posted by Murad
Halai confess koirai faisha geche. Naile ora kisui prove korte parto na. They had no proofs.

Truly is Ash-da-fool

[Eshen]

If the ban was only for one BPL match, I would say 8 years is harsh. But he has been fixing games for long long time, including international matches. He should have been banned for life. So, 8 years is actually pretty light punishment.

[Eshen]

I stand corrected - the ban is for only four BPL matches. One year reduced because of procedure delay, so effectively he has 7 years ban left. Either way, don't want to see this morally bankrupt person anywhere near Bangladesh cricket again.

[Navo]

According to the CI report, the 'suspension' begins from May last year so he's served one year of his 5 years already. (I say 5 as I assume he will take part in "authorised anti-corruption education or rehabilitation programme under ICC, BCB or ACC" so as to reduce his sentence)

Ashraful (and the others) have 21 days to file an appeal to a higher court but according to his Counsel, those 21 days will only run from the date on which the detailed judgment is delivered by the Tribunal.