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Asif Khan Given 15-Month Ban After Admitting Doping Violation

The ICC backdated the suspension to 8 September 2025, with disqualification of results and forfeiture of awards for the affected period.

Overview

  • An out-of-competition sample collected on 8 September 2025 tested positive for a metabolite of mesterolone, a synthetic androgen on the WADA Prohibited List.
  • Khan acknowledged an Article 2.1 breach and accepted a Case Resolution Agreement with the ICC and WADA, avoiding a formal hearing.
  • The ICC imposed a 15-month period of ineligibility that runs from 8 September 2025 to 7 December 2026, and all his individual results from 8 September to 29 December 2025 have been disqualified.
  • Any medals, points, prize money or prizes earned during the disqualified window are forfeited, and a provisional suspension was previously imposed on 29 December 2025.
  • Sources differ on return-to-training timing—one report says he may use team facilities from 8 October 2026 with match eligibility from 8 December 2026 while another says both training and play resume from 8 December 2026—leaving a short window for match preparation before full reinstatement.