10 Instances when players got banned/suspended for various reasons in this decade
With growing competition and money, many players were lured towards the wrong side of the sport in this decade.
Shakib Al-Hasan
On October 29, 2019, Shakib Al Hasan was banned by the ICC for two years, which includes one year of suspension, after he failed to report the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) about the match-fixers who approached him on multiple occasions.
Two years ago, a bookie had approached Shakib, but he didn’t report the same to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). On January 19, 2018, Shakib received a WhatsApp message from Deepak Aggarwal, where he asked him for inside information. He was again contacted on 26th April 2018, where he was asked about the inclusion of a particular player in the playing XI during the IPL.
Though the southpaw didn’t reveal any information to the bookie, he didn’t report about the same to the anti-corruption officials or the BCB. He also accepted the ban, saying that the ACU is reliant on players to play a central part in the fight against corruption and he didn’t do his duty in this instance.
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