DUBAI: International Cricket Council has banned the former Zimbabwe captain – Brendan Taylor after he accepted four charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code and one separate charge of breaching the Anti-Doping Code.
According to ICC, Taylor has been handed a three-and-a-half-year ban from all forms of cricket over several breaches of the ICC Corruption Code.
Taking to Twitter, the ICC shared the news of Taylor’s ban.
The ICC has released a statement on Brendan Taylor.https://t.co/IYKHAVeZHa
— ICC (@ICC) January 28, 2022
On the former captain’s ban, Alex Marshall, ICC General Manager of the Integrity Unit said it is disappointing that a player of his experience chose not to fulfil those obligations.
“Over such a long career, he participated in numerous anti-corruption and anti-doping education sessions and knew exactly what his obligations were under the ICC Anti-Corruption and Anti-Doping Codes,” he stated.
“It is disappointing that a player of his experience chose not to fulfil those obligations, however, he has accepted all charges, which has been reflected in the sanction,” he added.
It is worth mentioning here that the 35-years-old shared his full statement following this plight situation on Twitter earlier this week.
In the statement, Taylor shared his explanation regarding the illegal sponsorship approach by an Indian businessman and feared that the ICC may hand him a multi-year ban.
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