Steve Smith: “I won’t be challenging the sanctions”
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Former Australia captain Steve Smith and opener Cameron Bancroft have opted not to challenge their bans, which they received for their involvement in a ball tampering scandal.
“I was, at the time, in a very vulnerable financial state and this dilemma too easily persuaded me to participate in spot fixing”
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Former South Africa left-arm seamer Lonwabo Tsotsobe has been handed an eight-year ban for his involvement in the 2015 Ram Slam T20 Challenge corruption scandal.
“Before the PSL match we received intelligence that was passed to us by the British National Crime Agency”
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Sir Ronnie Flanagan, head of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption and safety unit (ACSU), has revealed that intelligence passed on by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) spearheaded the corruption investigation into the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
“I would love to resume playing domestic cricket by next year”
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Disgraced Pakistan captain Salman Butt has announced that he is eager to revive his international career after the International Cricket Council (ICC) recently approved a few amendments to their anti-corruption code.
“I think whatever things I knew 100% I have revealed because I back up those things”
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Iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has decided not to mention anything about the match-fixing scandal that shook Indian cricket to its core in the 1990s in his autobiography, Playing It My Way.
Butt is one of the players that will really benefit if this amendment is passed
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) are considering whether they should allow banned players to play domestic cricket within a certain period before their ban ends.
Vincent was charged with 14 offences
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have charged former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent and ex-Pakistan A pace bowler Naveed Arif for match-fixing.
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Asif has admitted to his involvement in the match-fixing scandal
A top official within the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has revealed that disgraced pace bowler Mohammad Asif has finally admitted to his role in the 2010 match-fixing scandal, which rocked the cricketing world.
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Amir could fast track his return by being granted access to the PCB’s training facilities
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that a five-member sub-committee, which was created to review the anti-corruption code, will look into relaxing disgraced Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir’s five-year ban, which he received for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal during Pakistan’s tour of England.
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Butt will forever be remembered for this disturbing incident
Disgraced Pakistan captain Salman Butt has admitted that he did participate in match-fixing activities during his side’s tour of England in 2010 and added that he will forever be forced to hang his head in shame as a result of his actions and decisions.
