FILE PHOTO: Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor hits a four during their Cricket World Cup match against India at Eden Park in Auckland, March 14, 2015. Picture taken March 14, 2015. REUTERS/Nigel Marple
(Reuters) - Former Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor has been banned from all cricket for 3-1/2 years after admitting he received a $15,000 "deposit" for spot-fixing, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday.
Taylor said he was blackmailed and never went through with the arrangement and that he was coerced into accepting the money from an Indian businessman in October 2019.
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