West Indies wicketkeeper Devon Thomas has been banned from cricket for 5 years after admitting seven anti-corruption breaches.
Thomas, who gained 34 caps throughout all three worldwide codecs between 2009 and 2022, has been rendered ineligible by the International Cricket Council, which has suspended the ultimate 18 months of the sanction and backdated the punishment by a 12 months.
The 34-year-old’s offences have been in three separate tournaments – the Caribbean Premier League, the Lanka Premier League and the Abu Dhabi T10.
Thomas accepted he was responsible of contriving to be occasion to match-fixing makes an attempt within the Sri Lanka-based match, whereas he additionally admitted a number of costs of failing to report unlawful approaches to the authorities.
Alex Marshall, basic supervisor of the ICC’s integrity unit, mentioned: “Having played both international and professional domestic/franchise cricket, Devon attended numerous anti-corruption education sessions.
“He subsequently knew what his obligations have been underneath the anti-corruption codes however failed to fulfill these obligations throughout three totally different franchise leagues.
“This ban is apt and should send a strong message to players and corrupters that attempts to corrupt our sport will be dealt with firmly.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
