Brendan Taylor banned by ICC for 3 and half years for delay in reporting spot-fixing approach

Taylor
was
also
handed
a
one
month
suspension
for
failing
a
dope
test
which
was
linked
to
his
intake
of
cocaine
during
the
episode.
In
a
statement,
the
ICC
said
Taylor
admitted
to
being
in
breach
of
the
provisions
of
the
ICC
Anti-Corruption
Code.

“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,”
the
ICC
said.

Been
carrying
a
burden
&
that
has
taken
me
to
some
very
dark
places:
Taylor
on
being
approached
by
bookies

On
January
24,
Taylor
made
a
stunning
disclosure
that
he
was
blackmailed
after
“foolishly”
taking
cocaine
during
his
meeting
with
an
Indian
businessman.

Taylor
said
he
is
facing
a
multi-year
ban
from
the
ICC
for
delay
in
reporting
a
corrupt
approach
by
an
Indian
businessman
in
2019.

Taylor
had
claimed
that
he
was
invited
by
the
businessman
to
India
to
discuss
“sponsorships”
and
potential
launch
of
a
T20
event
in
Zimbabwe
besides
an
offer
of
USD
15,000
in
October
2019.
He
did
not
name
the
businessman
in
question.

The
35-year-old,
who
played
205
ODIs,
34
Tests
and
45
T20s
before
retiring
last
year,
said
he
was
also
given
a
part
payment
to
spot
fix
matches,
which,
according
to
him,
he
never
did.

He
tested
positive
for
Benzoylecognine,
which
is
primarily
a
result
of
cocaine
ingestion.

“This
one-month
suspension
will
run
concurrently
with
the
suspension
of
three
and
a
half
years
under
the
ICC
Anti-Corruption
Code.
Mr
Taylor
will
be
free
to
resume
his
involvement
in
the
game
on
28
July
2025,”
the
ICC
stated.