The participation of Afghanistan gamers Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman within the upcoming 2024 version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is doubtful. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has determined to not grant a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the aforementioned names for abroad franchise-based leagues for the subsequent two years, as a disciplinary measure.

The motion was taken after the trio reportedly expressed a want to be launched from the central contract.

Making the announcement, the board wrote:

“ACB Impose Sanctions and Delay Central Contracts of Three National Players. The Afghanistan Cricket Board has decided to delay the 2024 annual central contracts for national players, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, and Naveen Ul Haq Mureed. Additionally, the Board has opted not to grant them No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for the next two years following their intention to be released from their annual central contracts.”

ACB has seemingly reprimanded Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman for prioritizing franchise-based leagues over Afghanistan cricket. The board has additionally arrange a committee to analyze the matter. Furthermore, the three gamers may also lose their central contract for one yr.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders on the IPL 2024 public sale

Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman was roped in by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at his base value of ₹2 crore on the lately concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction.

The artful bowler was slated to make his IPL return after three years. However, it stays to be seen if he might be granted an NOC by the ACB for the competitors.

Naveen-ul-Haq, then again, was bought to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) forward of the IPL 2023. The right-arm pacer picked up 11 wickets from eight outings at an economic system price of seven.82 final season. He was retained by the franchise previous to the IPL 2024 mini-auction.

Fazalhaq Farooqi was additionally retained by SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) forward of the mini-auction. The left-arm seamer was signed by SRH for ₹50 lakh and has performed two seasons for them thus far. He has six wickets to his identify from seven video games at an economic system price of 8.96.