Marlon Samuels has been banned from all cricket for six years after the previous West Indies batter was discovered responsible of 4 breaches of the Emirates Cricket Board Anti-Corruption Code, the game’s governing physique (ICC) mentioned on Thursday.
The 42-year-old, who represented West Indies in all three codecs earlier than retiring from cricket in 2020, was charged in September 2021 and located responsible in August after a listening to by an impartial tribunal.
The breaches relate to his conduct whereas taking part in within the Abu Dhabi T10 league in 2019. The ban commenced on November 11.
“Samuels played international cricket for close to two decades, during which he participated in numerous anti-corruption sessions and knew exactly what his obligations were under the Anti-Corruption Codes,” ICC HR and Integrity Unit head Alex Marshall mentioned in a press release.
“Though he is retired now, Samuels was a participant when the offences were committed. The ban of six years will act as a strong deterrent to any participant who intends to break the rules.”
Samuels, who scored 3,917 runs in 71 take a look at matches from 2000 to 2016 and 5,606 runs in 207 One-Day Internationals, was beforehand banned for 2 years in 2008 for passing on staff data to a bookmaker.
