Sports

6-yr. ban on Marlon Samuels

Published

11 months ago

November 23, 2023

editor

Former West Indies batter Marlon Samuels has been banned from all cricket for six years after being found guilty of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) anti-corruption code. The ban commenced from November 11, 2023.

Samuels was charged by the ICC on four counts in September 2021 before he was found guilty of the offences in August this year. The charges relate to the Abu Dhabi T10 in 2019, where he was part of the Karnataka Tuskers but did not play.

The four charges Samuels was found guilty of were:

Article 2.4.2 – Failing to disclose to the Designated Anti-Corruption Official, the receipt of any gift, payment, hospitality or other benefit that was made or given in circumstances that could bring the Participant or the sport of cricket into disrepute.
Article 2.4.3 – Failing to disclose to the Designated Anti-Corruption Official receipt of hospitality with a value of US $750 or more.
Article 2.4.6 – Failing to cooperate with the Designated Anti-Corruption Official’s investigation.
Article 2.4.7 – Obstructing or delaying the Designated Anti-Corruption Official’s investigation by concealing information that may have been relevant to the investigation.

“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,” Alex Marshall, the head of ICC’s HR and Integrity Unit, said.

“Though he is retired now, Mr 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 top-scored for West Indies in the final of both the 2012 and 2016 T20 World Cup, last played international cricket in 2018 and announced his retirement in November 2020 with over 11,000 international runs across formats. He was no stranger to controversy during his career, the lowest point of which was his two-year ban after being found guilty, in May 2008, of “receiving money, or benefit or other reward that could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute”.

Sports

Jayawickrama banned under ICC Anti-Corruption Code

Published

1 day ago

October 3, 2024

editor

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Sri Lanka player Praveen Jayawickrama from all cricket for one year, of which six months are suspended, after he admitted breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

Jayawickrama admitted to being in breach of the following provision under the Code:

Article 2.4.7 – Obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence or may lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code.

As a result of the admission, Jayawickrama has accepted a sanction of a one-year period of ineligibility, of which the last six months are suspended.

The charges relate to international cricket and the Lanka Premier League. The ICC, in agreement with Sri Lanka Cricket, acted in accordance with Articles 1.7.4.1 and 1.8.1 of the Code.

(ICC)

Sports

Match schedule of tour against WI, unveiled

Published

7 days ago

September 27, 2024

editor

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced that the West Indies Men’s national team will arrive in Sri Lanka in October for a white ball series.

According to an SLC statement, the West Indies national team will play a three-match T20I and a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Sports

Kamindu Mendis equals Don Bradman’s record

Published

7 days ago

September 27, 2024

editor

Sri Lanka’s new batting sensation Kamindu Mendis became the fastest Asian to five Test centuries on Friday (Sep. 27) as he scored a hundred on Day 2 of the second Test against New Zealand. Mendis broke the record of Pakistan’s Fawad Alam who had scored five Test centuries in 22 innings.

The 25-year-old from Sri Lanka has scored his fifth Test hundred in just 13 innings.

Mendis is now joint-fourth fastest in the all-time list of fastest batters to five Test centuries. The Sri Lankan batter is also the joint-fourth fastest in the history of cricket to get to five Test hundreds. With his latest Test century, Mendis levelled Australian batting great Don Bradman and West Indies legend, George Headley.

On Day 1 of the ongoing Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand which is being played at the Galle International Stadium, Mendis had created a world record for the most successive fifty-plus scores since debut. He has eight fifty-plus scores since making his debut against Australia in 2022.