Bangladesh spinner Shohely Akhter has been banned by the International Cricket Council after admitting to multiple breaches of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. The charges relate to corrupt approaches made by her during the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which was held in South Africa.
What made things worse for spinner Akhter is that she received a five-year ban after admitting her involvement in multiple corrupt approaches during the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.
Understanding the controversy
Now, the full picture is out. According to the ICC document, on 14 February 2023, ahead of Bangladesh’s match against Australia in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Ms Akhter reached out to her friend and teammate, [PLAYER A], via Facebook Messenger. Through a series of voice notes, she attempted to convince [PLAYER A] to participate in fixing future Bangladesh matches.
Initially, Ms Akhter approached [PLAYER A] and conveyed that a relative involved in betting had asked her to persuade [PLAYER A] to deliberately get out hit wicket after facing a pace delivery during the Australia match. She further stated that [PLAYER A] would receive 2 million Bangladesh takas for executing the fix, with the payment coming from betting profits.
By engaging in these actions, she violated multiple provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, including Articles 2.1.1, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.4.4, and 2.4.7. As a result, she now faces a five-year ban, set to take effect from February 10, 2025.
What does the ICC Anti-Corruption Code say?
Now, speaking about all the articles that Akhter breached, take a detailed look at them
- Article 2.1.1 – For being part of an agreement or effort to fix, contrive, or improperly influence the result, progress, or conduct of international matches.
- Article 2.1.3 – For offering a reward (at least 2 million Bangladesh takas) to [PLAYER A] in exchange for engaging in corrupt conduct during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
- Article 2.1.4 – For attempting to solicit, induce, persuade, or facilitate [PLAYER A] to breach Article 2.1.
- Article 2.4.4 – For failing to report to the ACU the approaches and invitations she received regarding match-fixing during the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
- Article 2.4.7 – For obstructing the ACU’s investigation by:
- (ii) Deleting all her messages with [PLAYER A] and separately with another individual involved.
- (i) Fabricating a series of WhatsApp messages.
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