Cricket-US player Reddy gets eight-year ban for match-fixing


Aug 3 (Reuters) - ⁠U.S. international Akhilesh Reddy has ⁠been suspended for eight years after ‌being found guilty of match-fixing charges, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.

Reddy was ​charged in November with ⁠breaching three counts ⁠of the sport's anti-corruption code during ⁠the ‌ongoing franchise-based Abu Dhabi T10 League, and was provisionally ⁠suspended.

Reddy, 26, was found guilty by ​a ‌tribunal of attempting to fix or ⁠improperly ​influence matches, trying to get another player to participate in the same ⁠activities and deleting data ​and messages from a mobile device relevant to the investigation.

"The ban is ⁠backdated to 21 November 2025," the ICC said in a statement, adding that Reddy's attempt to influence ​another player to participate ⁠in corrupt activities did not succeed.

Reddy ​last played for ‌the U.S. in April ​2025.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)

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