List of cricketers banned for corruption

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In cricket, match fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. In particular, players have been approached by bookmakers and bribed to throw matches or aspects of matches (such as the toss), or provide other essential information. Fixing has happened in both international - including Test matches and One Day Internationals - and domestic cricket. Banning a cricketer from playing cricket for varying durations may be one of the penalties for those found guilty of match-fixing charges. Such a ban is issued by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport's governing body, or by the respective cricket board to which the offending player belongs. A ban may be for match fixing or spot-fixing. Both are misdemeanours banned under the ICC Cricket Code of Conduct.

International cricket

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Player National team Length of ban Details Reference
1 Saleem Malik  Pakistan Life ban
(Overturned in 2008)		 Banned in 2000 for offering bribes. First cricketer to be banned for lifetime for corruption, and also first cricketer to be jailed. [1]
2 Ata-ur-Rehman  Pakistan Life ban
(lifted in 2006)		 Banned in 2000 for dealings with bookmakers. [2]
3Mohammad Azharuddin IndiaLife ban
(Overturned in 2012)		Alleged in 2000 for associating with bookmakers and for allegedly providing information to bookies and introducing Hansie Cronje to betting. On 8 November 2012, the life ban was overturned as the case was deemed unsustainable[3]
4Ajay Sharma IndiaLife ban (later lifted by BCCI in 2014)Found guilty in 2000 for associating with bookmakers.[4]
5Ajay Jadeja India5 years
(Overturned in 2003)		Alleged to have associated with bookmakers.[5]
6Manoj Prabhakar India5 yearsIn 2000 he tried to implicate Kapil Dev and others, but it backfired as he was found guilty himself.[6]
7Hansie Cronje South AfricaLife banGuilty of accepting monetary rewards from bookmakers for providing information and for fixing matches.[7]
8Herschelle Gibbs South Africa6 monthsInitially agreed to under-perform in an ODI game at Nagpur, but reneged on the deal and scored 74 off just 53 balls.[8]
9Henry Williams South Africa6 monthsInitially agreed to under-perform in an ODI game at Nagpur by conceding more than 50 runs off 10 overs, however got injured after bowling 11 legitimate deliveries and 6 wides, conceding 11 runs.[9]
10Maurice Odumbe Kenya5 yearsReceiving money from bookmakers.[10]
11Marlon Samuels West Indies2 yearsPassing on team information to an alleged bookmaker.[11]
12Mohammad Amir Pakistan5 yearsBowling planned no-balls against England in August 2010. In November 2011 he was sentenced to six months in a young offenders institution by Southwark Crown Court, England, for conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.[12][13]
13Mohammad Asif Pakistan7 years
(2 years suspended)		Bowling planned no-balls against England in August 2010. In November 2011 he was sentenced to 12 months in prison by Southwark Crown Court, England, for conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.[12][14]
14Salman Butt Pakistan10 years
(5 years suspended)		Orchestrating the bowling of no-balls against England in August 2010. In November 2011 he was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison by Southwark Crown Court, England, for conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.[12][15]
15Danish Kaneria PakistanLife banArrested in 2010 by police investigating "match irregularities" whilst playing for Essex, but was cleared of allegations. However, he was found guilty by an England and Wales Cricket Board disciplinary panel and banned for life, a decision which the Pakistan Cricket Board agree to abide to. Kaneria appealed the decision in 2013 but the ban was upheld. In October 2018, Kaneria finally admits to his involvement in 2009 spot-fixing scandal.[16] [17]
16Mohammad Ashraful Bangladesh8 years
(3 years suspended)		Banned for his involvement in fixing in the 2013 season of the Bangladesh Premier League season 2.[18]
17Shariful Haque BangladeshIndefinite periodBanned in September 2012 for approaching players to fix matches in the Bangladesh Premier League[19]
18Lou Vincent New ZealandLife ban
(Partially overturned in 2023)		Initially banned for failure to report an approach to fix a game in the Bangladesh Premier League for 3 years but was then banned for life after match fixing in English Domestic Cricket.[20]
19Kaushal Lokuarachchi Sri Lanka18 monthsBanned for failure to report an approach to fix a game in the Bangladesh Premier League.[18]
20Gulam Bodi South Africa20 yearsAttempting to fix matches in the Ram Slam Twenty20 competition matches in South Africa.[21]
21Irfan Ahmed Hong Kong30 monthsBanned in April 2016 for failure to disclose "full details of approaches or invitations to engage in corrupt conduct that had been made to him between January 2012 and January 2014"[22]
22Thami Tsolekile South Africa12 yearsBanned in August 2016 for "contriving to fix" in the 2015 Ram Slam, and failing to disclose the full details of an approach.[23]
23Sharjeel Khan Pakistan5 yearsBanned in August 2017 for spot-fixing charges in the Pakistan Super League.[24]
24Lonwabo Tsotsobe South Africa8 yearsBanned in August 2015 over match fixing
25Alviro Petersen South Africa2 yearsBanned in 2016 over match fixing
26Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh1 yearBanned from all cricket for failing to report bookie approaches in October 2019[25]
27Umar Akmal Pakistan3 yearsBanned from all cricket in April 2020 for failing to report corrupt approaches[26]
28 Shafiqullah Shafaq  Afghanistan 6 years Banned from all cricket in May 2020 for attempting to fix matches in the 2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League and 2018 Afghanistan Premier League. [27]
29 Shaiman Anwar  United Arab Emirates 8 years Banned from all cricket in March 2021 for attempting to fix matches in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier in April 2019. [28]
30 Mohammad Naveed  United Arab Emirates 8 years Banned from all cricket in March 2021 for attempting to fix matches in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier in April 2019. [28]
31 Qadeer Ahmed  United Arab Emirates 5 years Banned from all cricket in April 2021 for attempting to fix matches in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier in April 2019. [29]
32 Amir Hayat  United Arab Emirates 8 years Banned from all cricket in July 2021 for attempting to fix matches in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier in April 2019. [30]
33 Ashfaq Ahmed  United Arab Emirates 8 years Banned from all cricket in July 2021 for attempting to fix matches in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier in April 2019. [30]
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Domestic cricket

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Year Player Domestic team Length of ban Details Reference
2012England Mervyn WestfieldEssex5 yearsArrested in 2010 by police investigating "match irregularities" whilst playing for Essex. He was convicted of conspiracy to defraud as part of a spot fixing scam and received a four-month prison sentence.[31][32]
2012India TP SudhindraDeccan ChargersLife ban"Receiving a consideration to spot-fix" in a domestic game.[33]
2012India Mohnish MishraPune Warriors India1 yearBringing the game into disrepute through "loose talk and unsubstantiated bragging".[33]
2012India Amit YadavKings XI Punjab1 yearSpot fixing and match fixing.[33]
2012India Abhinav BaliKings XI Punjab1 yearSpot fixing and match fixing.[33]
2012India Shalabh SrivastavaKings XI Punjab5 yearsAgreeing to and negotiating terms to fix a match.[33]
2013India Ankeet ChavanRajasthan RoyalsLife banSpot fixing.[34]
2013India Amit SinghRajasthan Royals5 yearsActed as a middleman between the bookies and the Rajasthan Royals cricketers.[35][34]
2013India Siddharth TrivediRajasthan Royals1 yearFailed to report that bookies approached him, even though he had no involvement in match fixing or spot fixing.[36][34]
2014Pakistan Naved ArifSussexLife banBanned for life after admitting to breaching the board's Anti-Corruption Code regarding corrupt activity in connection with the CB40 fixture between Sussex and Kent at Hove in August 2011[37]
2013India Ajit ChandilaRajasthan RoyalsLife banSpot fixing[38]
2013India Hiken ShahMumbai5-yearsIllegal approach[38]
2013 India Sreesanth Rajasthan Royals Life ban (reduced to 7 years) Gave 14 runs in an over as planned in an IPL match for Rajasthan Royals against Kings XI Punjab on 9 May 2013.[39] He was arrested on 16 May 2013 for accepting money from bookies to underperform, but was released on bail a month later and acquitted by court .[40] [41]
2016South Africa Ethy MbhalatiTitans10-yearsSpot Fixing[23]
2016South Africa Jean SymesHighveld Lions7-yearsFailing to report a payment[23]
2016South Africa Pumelela MatshikweHighveld Lions10-yearsSpot Fixing[23]
2017Pakistan Sharjeel KhanSpot Fixing in PSL[42]
2017Pakistan Nasir JamshedSpot Fixing in PSL[43]
2017Pakistan Khalid LatifSpot Fixing in PSL[44]
2017Pakistan Mohammad IrfanPenalised for not reporting approach by bookies in PSL[45]
2017 Pakistan Mohammad NawazSuspended for failing to report a suspect approach in PSL[46]
2018 Pakistan Shahzaib HasanBanned for failing to disclose a fixing offer during the PSL[47]
2023 Pakistan Asif Afridi Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 2 years Banned for two breaches of the board's Anti-Corruption Code [48]
2023 Cricket West Indies Marlon Samuels 6 years Banned for accepting favours that brought himself and the game into disrepute and concealing information from the investigating authorities [49]
2024 Cricket West Indies Devon Thomas Kandy Falcons 5 years Banned for seven charges including match-fixing[50]
2024 Bangladesh Nasir Hossain 2 years Banned for failing to report payment and two other charges[51]
2024 Sri Lanka Praveen Jayawickrama Jaffna Kings 1 year Banned for failing to report a match-fixing approach and obstructing investigation[52]
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