<p>Bangladesh's Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan was on Tuesday suspended for two years by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not reporting a corrupt approach, ruling him out of the tour of India which starts November 3.</p>.<p>Shakib has been handed a full ban for a year and a 12-month suspended sentence.</p>.<p>The 32-year-old was being kept away from team's practice on ICC's instructions. The series against India comprises three T20 Internationals and two Tests.</p>.<p>"I am obviously extremely sad to have been banned from the game I love, but I completely accept my sanction for not reporting the approaches. The ICC ACU is reliant on players to play a central part in the fight against corruption and I didn't do my duty in this instance," Shakib said in a media release of the ICC.</p>.<p>He will miss next year's Indian Premier League and also the World T20 to be held in Australia from 18 October to 15 November 2020.</p>.<p>Two years ago, a bookie had approached Shakib with an offer before an international match, which he did not report to the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU).</p>.<p>The ban will compound the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) problems ahead of the tour of India.</p>.<p>In his absence, senior-most player Mushfiqur Rahim might lead the team in Tests while one among Mahmudullah Riyadh Mosaddek Hosain is set to be the skipper in the three T20 Internationals.</p>.<p>Shakib recently spearheaded a players' strike before calling it off after the BCB assured that their demands, including a pay hike, will be fulfilled.</p>.<p>He is unarguably one of the greats of the game in Bangladesh with more than 11,000 runs and over 500 wickets across three formats.</p>.<p>Here is the complete reasoned decision over the ban:</p>
<p>Bangladesh's Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan was on Tuesday suspended for two years by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not reporting a corrupt approach, ruling him out of the tour of India which starts November 3.</p>.<p>Shakib has been handed a full ban for a year and a 12-month suspended sentence.</p>.<p>The 32-year-old was being kept away from team's practice on ICC's instructions. The series against India comprises three T20 Internationals and two Tests.</p>.<p>"I am obviously extremely sad to have been banned from the game I love, but I completely accept my sanction for not reporting the approaches. The ICC ACU is reliant on players to play a central part in the fight against corruption and I didn't do my duty in this instance," Shakib said in a media release of the ICC.</p>.<p>He will miss next year's Indian Premier League and also the World T20 to be held in Australia from 18 October to 15 November 2020.</p>.<p>Two years ago, a bookie had approached Shakib with an offer before an international match, which he did not report to the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU).</p>.<p>The ban will compound the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) problems ahead of the tour of India.</p>.<p>In his absence, senior-most player Mushfiqur Rahim might lead the team in Tests while one among Mahmudullah Riyadh Mosaddek Hosain is set to be the skipper in the three T20 Internationals.</p>.<p>Shakib recently spearheaded a players' strike before calling it off after the BCB assured that their demands, including a pay hike, will be fulfilled.</p>.<p>He is unarguably one of the greats of the game in Bangladesh with more than 11,000 runs and over 500 wickets across three formats.</p>.<p>Here is the complete reasoned decision over the ban:</p>
