Former West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels has been handed a six-year ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching the Emirates Cricket Board’s Anti-Corruption Code. Samuels, who retired from all cricket in 2020, was found guilty by an independent tribunal of four breaches, including failure to disclose gifts, payments, hospitality, or benefits that could bring him or the sport into disrepute.
The charges against Samuels stem from his participation in the T10 league in the United Arab Emirates in 2019. Despite his retirement, the ban will act as a strong deterrent for any participant who intends to break the rules, according to Alex Marshall, the general manager of the ICC.
Marshall emphasized that Samuels played international cricket for close to two decades and had participated in numerous anti-corruption sessions, making him aware of his obligations under the anti-corruption codes. This is not the first time Samuels has faced such sanctions, as he was previously banned for two years in 2008 for passing on match-related information to an Indian bookmaker during West Indies’ ODI tour of India in 2007.
Throughout his career, Samuels played 71 Tests, 207 ODIs, and 67 T20s for the West Indies, amassing over 11,000 international runs and taking more than 150 wickets. However, his career has been marred by several controversies, with this latest ban being the culmination of his violations of anti-corruption regulations.
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