Former West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels was handed a ban from all cricket for six years on Nov. 11 after he was discovered responsible of anti-corruption code violations associated to the Abu Dhabi Ten10 match 4 years in the past.
The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC), the game’s world governing physique, confirmed not too long ago that it charged the 42-year-old Jamaican, of their capability because the designated anti-corruption official on 4 counts in September 2021 of violating the anti-corruption code of the Emirates Cricket Board.
An unbiased tribunal then discovered him responsible of 1 cost by majority determination, and responsible of three different offenses by unanimous determination after a listening to in August this 12 months.
“Samuels performed worldwide cricket for near 20 years, throughout which he participated in quite a few anti-corruption periods and knew precisely what his obligations have been underneath the anti-corruption codes,” Alex Marshall, who heads up the ICC human assets and integrity unit, mentioned.
“Although he’s retired now, Mr. Samuels was a participant when the offenses have been dedicated. The ban of six years will act as a powerful deterrent to any participant who intends to interrupt the foundations.”
Earlier this 12 months, a majority of a three-member listening to panel agreed that Samuels was responsible of failing to reveal the receipt of any reward, cost, hospitality, or different profit that would convey him or the game into disrepute.
The panel returned a unanimous determination that he was responsible of failing to reveal receipt of hospitality with a worth of US$750 or extra, failing to co-operate with the investigation, and obstructing or delaying the investigation by concealing info which will have been related.
Samuels, who scored 3,917 runs in 71 Assessments, 5,606 runs in 207 One-Day Internationals, and 1,611 runs in 67 Twenty20 Internationals, was beforehand banned for 2 years after being discovered responsible of “receiving cash, or profit or different reward that would convey him or the sport of cricket into disrepute” in Might 2008.
He final performed for the West Indies in an ODI towards hosts Bangladesh 5 years in the past and introduced his retirement from all skilled cricket two years later.
