Nadeem Ahmed

Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use Pakistani English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox cricketer Nadeem Ahmed (born 28 September 1987) is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer who appeared in one One Day International against Pakistan in 2004; he bowled 10 overs without taking a wicket and scored 1.<ref>Hong Kong v Pakistan, 2004 Asia Cup, Scorecard, Cricinfo, Retrieved on 22 January 2008</ref> He also appeared in two first-class matches in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, taking three wickets.<ref>Hong Kong bowling averages, ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005, CricketArchive, Retrieved on 22 January 2008</ref>

In December 2017, he finished as the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, with 24 wickets in 11 matches.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In August 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.<ref name="HKACQ">Template:Cite web</ref> Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup.<ref name="2018AC">Template:Cite web</ref>

In October 2018, he was charged with five offences under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In August 2019, the ICC banned him and his brother and fellow Hong Kong cricketer Irfan Ahmed for life from all forms of cricket, on charges related to match-fixing.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The majority of the offences related to matches played by Hong Kong against Canada and Scotland during the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in New Zealand.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• List of cricketers banned for corruption

External links

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