Nadeem Ahmed (born 28 September 1987) is a

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er who appeared in one

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in 2004; he bowled 10 overs without taking a wicket and scored 1. He also appeared in two first-class matches in the

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taking three wickets. In December 2017, he finished as the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, with 24 wickets in 11 matches. In August 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the

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tournament. Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the

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. In October 2018, he was charged with five offences under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. In August 2019, the ICC banned him for life from all forms of cricket, on charges related to match-fixing. The majority of the offences related to matches played by Hong Kong against

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during the

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tournament in New Zealand. His brother Irfan Ahmed has also played cricket for Hong Kong.

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* 1987 births Hong Kong cricketers Hong Kong One Day International cricketers Hong Kong Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen Living people Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games Pakistani emigrants to Hong Kong Cricketers from Multan Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Sportspeople of Pakistani descent Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong Sportspeople banned for life {{Pakistan-cricket-bio-stub

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