Former West Indies cricket all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been banned from all forms of cricket for six years after being found guilty of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board’s anti-corruption code.
Samuels was charged with four counts of breaching the code, which related to his conduct during the Abu Dhabi T10 League in 2019. He was found guilty by an independent tribunal in August 2023.
The charges against Samuels included failing to disclose hospitality worth $750 or more, accepting hospitality worth $750 or more, concealing information that may have been relevant to the investigation, and not cooperating with an anti-corruption official.
The six-year ban will come into effect on November 23, 2023. Samuels will not be able to play any form of cricket, including domestic cricket, during the ban period.
This is the second time that Samuels has been banned for breaching an anti-corruption code. He was previously banned for two years in 2008 after being found guilty of accepting money from an Indian bookie to provide information about pitch conditions.
The six-year ban is the harshest penalty ever imposed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for an anti-corruption code breach. It is a clear message that the ICC is taking a tough stance on corruption in cricket.
