List of cricketers banned for corruption

In cricket, match fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. In particular, players have been approached by bookmakers and bribed to throw matches or aspects of matches (such as the toss), or provide other essential information. Fixing has happened in both international - including Test matches and One Day Internationals - and domestic cricket. The ban is issued by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport's governing body, or by the respective cricket board(s) to which the player belongs. A ban may be for match fixing or spot-fixing. Both are misdemeanours banned under the ICC Cricket Code of Conduct.

International cricket

Player National team Length of ban Details Reference
1Mohammad Azharuddin IndiaLife ban
(Overturned in 2012)		Alleged in 2000 for associating with bookmakers and for allegedly providing information to bookies and introducing Hansie Cronje to betting. On 8 November 2012, the life ban was overturned as the case was deemed unsustainable[1]
2Ajay Sharma IndiaLife ban (later lifted by BCCI in 2014)Found guilty in 2000 for associating with bookmakers.[2]
3Ajay Jadeja India5 years
(Overturned in 2003)		Alleged to have associated with bookmakers.[3]
4Manoj Prabhakar India5 yearsIn 2000 he tried to implicate Kapil Dev and others, but it backfired as he was found guilty himself.[4]
5Ata-ur-Rehman PakistanLife ban
(lifted in 2006)		Banned in 2000 for dealings with bookmakers.[5]
6Saleem Malik PakistanLife ban
(Overturned in 2008)		Banned in 2000 for offering bribes. First cricketer to be jailed.[6]
7Hansie Cronje South AfricaLife banGuilty of accepting monetary rewards from bookmakers for providing information and for fixing matches.[7]
8Herschelle Gibbs South Africa6 monthsInitially agreed to under-perform in an ODI game at Nagpur, but reneged on the deal and scored 74 off just 53 balls.[8]
9Henry Williams South Africa6 monthsInitially agreed to under-perform in an ODI game at Nagpur by conceding more than 50 runs off 10 overs, however got injured after bowling 11 legitimate deliveries and 6 wides, conceding 11 runs.[9]
10Maurice Odumbe Kenya5 yearsReceiving money from bookmakers.[10]
11Marlon Samuels West Indies2 yearsPassing on team information to an alleged bookmaker.[11]
12Mohammad Amir Pakistan5 yearsBowling planned no-balls against England in August 2010. In November 2011 he was sentenced to six months in a young offenders institution by Southwark Crown Court, England, for conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.[12][13]
13Mohammad Asif Pakistan7 years
(2 years suspended)		Bowling planned no-balls against England in August 2010. In November 2011 he was sentenced to 12 months in prison by Southwark Crown Court, England, for conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.[12][14]
14Salman Butt Pakistan10 years
(5 years suspended)		Orchestrating the bowling of no-balls against England in August 2010. In November 2011 he was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison by Southwark Crown Court, England, for conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.[12][15]
15Danish Kaneria PakistanLife banArrested in 2010 by police investigating "match irregularities" whilst playing for Essex, but was cleared of allegations. However, he was found guilty by an England and Wales Cricket Board disciplinary panel and banned for life, a decision which the Pakistan Cricket Board agree to abide to. Kaneria appealed the decision in 2013 but the ban was upheld.[16]
16Sreesanth IndiaLife ban
(overturned in 2017)		 Gave 14 runs in an over as planned in an IPL match for Rajasthan Royals against Kings XI Punjab on 9 May 2013.[17] He was arrested on 16 May 2013 for accepting money from bookies to underperform, but was released on bail a month later.[18][19]
17Mohammad Ashraful Bangladesh8 years
(3 years suspended)		Banned for his involvement in fixing in the 2013 season of the Bangladesh Premier League season 2.[20]
18Shariful Haque BangladeshIndefinite periodBanned in September 2012 for approaching players to fix matches in the Bangladesh Premier League[21]
19Lou Vincent New ZealandLife ban
Initially banned for failure to report an approach to fix a game in the Bangladesh Premier League for 3 years but was then banned for life after match fixing in English Domestic Cricket.[22]
20Kaushal Lokuarachchi Sri Lanka18 monthsBanned for failure to report an approach to fix a game in the Bangladesh Premier League.[20]
21Gulam Bodi South Africa20 yearsAttempting to fix matches in the Ram Slam Twenty20 competition matches in South Africa.[23]
22Irfan Ahmed Hong Kong30 monthsBanned in April 2016 for failure to disclose "full details of approaches or invitations to engage in corrupt conduct that had been made to him between January 2012 and January 2014"[24]
23Thami Tsolekile South Africa12 yearsBanned in August 2016 for "contriving to fix" in the 2015 Ram Slam, and failing to disclose the full details of an approach.[25]
24Sharjeel Khan Pakistan5 yearsBanned in August 2017 for spot-fixing charges in the Pakistan Super League.[26]
25Lonwabo Tsotsobe South Africa8 yearsBanned in August 2015 over match fixing</ref>
26Alviro Petersen South Africa2 yearsBanned in 2016 over match fixing</ref>

Domestic cricket

Player Domestic team Length of ban Details Reference
1England Mervyn WestfieldEssex5 yearsArrested in 2010 by police investigating "match irregularities" whilst playing for Essex. He was convicted of conspiracy to defraud as part of a spot fixing scam and received a four-month prison sentence.[27][28]
2India TP SudhindraDeccan ChargersLife ban"Receiving a consideration to spot-fix" in a domestic game.[29]
3India Mohnish MishraPune Warriors India1 yearBringing the game into disrepute through "loose talk and unsubstantiated bragging".[29]
4India Amit YadavKings XI Punjab1 yearSpot fixing and match fixing.[29]
5India Abhinav BaliKings XI Punjab1 yearSpot fixing and match fixing.[29]
6India Shalabh SrivastavaKings XI Punjab5 yearsAgreeing to and negotiating terms to fix a match.[29]
7India Ankeet ChavanRajasthan RoyalsLife banSpot fixing.[30]
8India Amit SinghRajasthan Royals5 yearsActed as a middleman between the bookies and the Rajasthan Royals cricketers.[31][30]
9India Siddharth TrivediRajasthan Royals1 yearFailed to report that bookies approached him, even though he had no involvement in match fixing or spot fixing.[32][30]
10Pakistan Naved ArifSussexLife banBanned for life after admitting to breaching the board's Anti-Corruption Code regarding corrupt activity in connection with the CB40 fixture between Sussex and Kent at Hove in August 2011[33]
11India Ajit ChandilaRajasthan RoyalsLife banSpot fixing[34]
12India Hiken ShahMumbai5-yearsIllegal approach[34]
13South Africa Ethy MbhalatiTitans10-yearsSpot Fixing[25]
14South Africa Jean SymesHighveld Lions7-yearsFailing to report a payment[25]
15South Africa Pumelela MatshikweHighveld Lions10-yearsSpot Fixing[25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile: Mohammad Azharuddin". Rediff. Retrieved 2005-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile: Ajay Sharma". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Player Profile: Ajay Jadeja". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Player Profile: Manoj Prabhakar". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Player Profile: Ata-ur-Rehman". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Player Profile: Saleem Malik". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  7. ↑ "Player Profile: Hansie Cronje". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  8. ↑ "Player Profile: Herschelle Gibbs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  9. ↑ "Player Profile: Henry Williams". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  10. ↑ "Player Profile: Maurice Odumbe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  11. ↑ "Samuels found guilty of violating ICC Code". Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  12. 1 2 3 "Salman Butt and Pakistan bowlers jailed for no-ball plot". BBC News. 2011-11-03.
  13. ↑ "Player Profile: Mohammad Amir". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  14. ↑ "Player Profile: Mohammad Asif". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  15. ↑ "Player Profile: Salman Butt". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  16. ↑ "PCB bars Kaneria from all cricket till result of appeal". Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  17. ↑ "My confession to police was under duress: Sreesanth". 16 September 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.
  18. ↑ "Sreesanth, Chavan released from jail".
  19. ↑ "Sreesanth: Former India bowler banned for life for spot-fixing". BBC.
  20. 1 2 Islam, Mohammad (18 June 2014). "Ashraful banned for eight years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  21. ↑ "Bangladesh spinner Shariful Haque banned for spot-fixing". Herald Sun. APP. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  22. ↑ ESPNcricinfo Staff (1 July 2014). "'My name is Lou Vincent and I am a cheat'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  23. ↑ "Gulam Bodi banned for 20 years for Ram Slam match-fixing attempts". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  24. ↑ ESPNcricinfo Staff (20 April 2016). "Hong Kong's Irfan Ahmed suspended for two years and six months". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  25. 1 2 3 4 "Tsolekile among four players banned by CSA".
  26. ↑ "Pakistan bans Sharjeel Khan for 5 years in spot fixing".
  27. ↑ "Kaneria banned for life by ECB". Cricinfo. 2012-06-22.
  28. ↑ "Player Profile: Mervyn Westfield". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 "BCCI bans 5 Indian players". Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  30. 1 2 3 "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". News18.
  31. ↑ NDTVSports.com. "Bookies used Rajasthan Royals' pacer Amit Singh to fix deals, say cops – NDTV Sports".
  32. ↑ "India cricketers Sreesanth, Chavan banned for life for fixing".
  33. ↑ "ECB ban Naved Arif for life".
  34. 1 2 "Chandila banned for life, Hiken Shah for five years".
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