Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmed has been banned for 12 months by UAE's International League T20 after he breached his player agreement with Sharjah Warriors. Warriors signed Noor for the first season of the ILT20 in 2023, he was offered another year's extension by the franchise but he refused to sign the retention notice for Season 2 and chose to play in SA20 with Durban Super Giants. ILT20 released a statement to announce Noor's ban which read, "The International League T20 has banned spinner Noor Ahmad for 12 months for breaching his Player Agreement with Sharjah Warriors who had signed him for Season 1 of the tournament. Noor was offered another year's extension by the Warriors but refused to sign the retention notice for Season 2."