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West Indies player banned for five years by ICC

Devon Thomas West Indies player ban ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned West Indies player Devon Thomas for five years after admitting seven breaches of anti-corruption regulations.

The ICC said the final 18 months of the ban had been suspended, with the punishment backdated by a year.

Devon Thomas, capped 34 times across all three international formats from 2009 to 2022, committed offences in three separate tournaments – the Caribbean Premier League, the Lanka Premier League and the Abu Dhabi T10.

The most serious of those charges saw the 34-year-old Devon Thomas accept he was guilty of contriving to be party to match-fixing attempts in the Sri Lanka-based tournament.

The West Indies player also admitted several offences of failing to report illegal approaches to the authorities.

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“Having played both international and professional domestic/franchise cricket, Devon attended numerous anti-corruption education sessions,” said Alex Marshall, general manager of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) integrity unit.

“He therefore knew what his obligations were under the anti-corruption codes but failed to meet these obligations across three 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.”



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