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Deconstructing the ban on Shakib Al Hasan

One of the best all-rounders of our times, former Bangladeshi Captain Shakib Al Hasan has been banned for 2 years with 1 year of suspended sentence by ICC for breaching its Anti-Corruption Code . He could resume his cricketing career on October 29, 2020. The question of jurisdiction: The question of jurisdiction pertains to 2 aspects: Mr Al Hasan being subject to the ICC code and ICC having the jurisdiction to probe all the violations(both domestic and international). Firstly, by virtue of Mr Al Hasan's selection in international matches for Bangladesh Cricket Board, he constituted a Participant for the purposes of the code. Thus he was automatically bound by the Code and under the jurisdiction of ICC.  Secondly, in the present case, since the violations pertained to both international and domestic matches, a question arose as to whether any one body (BCCI or ICC) will take the required action for all violations or whether each body would take action for violation