Bangladesh's Mohammad Ashraful stretches during a practice session ahead of their Twenty20 World Cup match against Pakistan in Pallekele September 24, 2012. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
DHAKA (Reuters) - Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful will be eligible to return to competitive cricket in 2016 after an appeal panel on Monday reduced an eight year ban for match-fixing to five years with two suspended.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board disciplinary panel hearing decided to set aside the original sanction and replace it with a five-year ban starting from August 2013.
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