Afghan Cricket Board suspends Mohammad Shahzad for indefinite period

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has suspended on Saturday the contract of Afghan batsman Mohammad Shahzad for an indefinite period due to a breach of ACB’s Code of Conduct by the player, the board announced on its official Twitter account. "As per ACB’s policies, any player traveling out of the country is required to seek the permission of ACB. Shahzad has not adhered to this, repetitively.", the board said in a statement. The Afghanistan Cricket Board further added that ACB has well-equipped training and practice facilities within the country and Afghan players do not require to travel abroad for such purposes.

Afghanistan Cricket Board today suspended the contract of wicket-keeper batsman @MShahzad077 for an indefinite period due to breach of ACB’s Code of Conduct by the player.Read more:https://t.co/XKggRB5CIl pic.twitter.com/EH9sddSgKX

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) August 10, 2019

Mohammad Shahzad has also breached the ACB Code of Conduct previously and was recently called for questioning by the ACB Discipline Committee in relation to a disciplinary matter during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Mohammad Shahzad did not attend meetings scheduled with the Discipline Committee on 20th and 25th of the last month. The Discipline Committee will meet after Eid-ul Adha holidays to assess the breaches by Mohammad Shahzad and make a decision to be publicized soon.

He is one of the most celebrated batsmen of Afghanistan's cricket team He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first-ever Test match, against India in June 2018. 

Shahzad made his first-class debut against Zimbabwe XI in the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifiers. Later that year, in the tour to the Netherlands, he became the first Afghan player to hit a ton in an ODI game, scoring 110 and helping Afghanistan achieve their maiden first-class win.