Samuels banned from cricket for six years

Agency :
West Indies batter Marlon Samuels has been handed a six-year ban from all cricket activities, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed in a press note.

The decision was reached by an independent anti-corruption tribunal, which found Samuels guilty of multiple breaches of the Emirates Cricket Board’s (ECB) anti-corruption code.

The charges against Samuels were brought forth by the ICC in its role as the designated Anti-Corruption Official under the ECB Code. The tribunal, in its judgement in August this year, unanimously declared Samuels guilty of four offences.

Among these, Article 2.4.2 saw a majority decision against Samuels for failing to disclose the receipt of any gift, payment, hospitality, or other benefits that could tarnish the participant or the sport’s reputation.

Another unanimous decision under Article 2.4.3 implicated Samuels for neglecting to disclose hospitality exceeding the value of US $750.

The tribunal also found Samuels in violation of Articles 2.4.6 and 2.4.7 with unanimous decisions.

The former charges him with failing to cooperate with the designated anti-corruption official’s investigation, while the latter accuses him of obstructing or delaying the same investigation by concealing pertinent information.