Dubai. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday charged former Zimbabwe captain Brandon Taylor for not timely reporting the spot-fixing offer by an Indian businessman in 2019 for three-and-a-half years. banned. The ICC also suspended Taylor for a month for failing a dope test for taking cocaine during the same episode. The world body said in its statement that Taylor admitted that he violated provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
“Former Zimbabwe captain Brandon Taylor has been banned from all forms of cricket for three-and-a-half years after accepting four charges of breaching the provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code and one charge of the ICC Anti-Doping Code,” the ICC said. has given.”
Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has been banned from all cricket for three and a half years after he accepted breaching four charges of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code and, separately, one charge of the ICC Anti-Doping Code: ICC
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Taylor revealed on 24 January that he was blackmailed after he ‘stupidly’ took cocaine during a meeting with an Indian businessman. Taylor had said that he could face several years of ban for not timely reporting a corrupt offer by an Indian businessman in 2019.
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Taylor claimed that an Indian businessman had invited him to “sponsor” India and discuss possible plans for a T20 tournament in Zimbabwe. Without disclosing the name of the businessman, he said that he was offered $15,000 in October 2019. The 35-year-old played 205 ODIs, 34 Tests and 45 T20Is before retiring last year. He was found guilty of consuming benzoylcoguanine, which leads to cocaine use.
“Under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, a three-and-a-half-year ban will be followed by a one-month suspension,” the ICC said. Taylor will be free to engage in sporting activities after 28 July 2025. (agency)