Cricket-Ex-Windies batter Samuels gets 6-year ban for anti-corruption breaches

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England vs West Indies - First One Day International - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - September 19, 2017 West Indies' Marlon Samuels looks dejected after losing his wicket Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo

(Reuters) - Marlon Samuels has been banned from all cricket for six years after the former West Indies batter was found guilty of four breaches of the Emirates Cricket Board Anti-Corruption Code, the sport's governing body (ICC) said on Thursday.

The 42-year-old, who represented West Indies in all three formats before retiring from cricket in 2020, was charged in September 2021 and found guilty in August after a hearing by an independent tribunal.