2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁Roy als ▁in ▁the ▁players ' ▁draft ▁for ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Global ▁T 2 0 ▁Canada ▁tournament . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ' ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Asia ▁Cup ▁Qual ifier ▁tournament . ▁Despite ▁the ▁U AE ▁losing ▁the ▁final ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁tournament , ▁after ▁taking ▁six teen ▁w ick ets . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ' ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁A CC ▁Emer ging ▁Teams ▁Asia ▁Cup . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁w icket - t aker ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁in ▁the ▁tournament , ▁with ▁six ▁dismiss als ▁in ▁three ▁matches . ▁Later ▁the ▁same ▁month , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁players ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁an ▁eight - week ▁ban ▁from ▁international ▁cr icket ▁for ▁bre aching ▁the ▁Em ir ates ▁Cr icket ▁Board ' s ▁Player ' s ▁Code ▁of ▁Con duct , ▁after ▁using ▁Twitter ▁to ▁critic ise ▁the ▁facilities ▁in ▁Kar achi ▁during ▁the ▁tournament . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Cr icket ▁Board ▁( PC B ) ▁had ▁accepted ▁ap ologies ▁from ▁all ▁the ▁cr ick eters ▁involved . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2