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USA cricketer slapped with EIGHT-YEAR BAN for breaching ICC anti-corruption code

All-rounder Akhilesh Reddy charged in November for three counts of the anti-corruption code during the Abu Dhabi T10 league

Express News Service

CHENNAI: United States of America (USA) cricketer Akhilesh Reddy B has been suspended for eight years by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after being found guilty of match-fixing

He was charged in November with breaching three counts of the anti-corruption code during the Abu Dhabi T10 league where he represented Aspin Stallions. 

The 26-year-old was found allegedly attempting to fix or influence matches, trying to get another player to involve in the same activities and deleting data and messages from a mobile device relevant to the investigation.

He has played four T20Is for the USA and made his debut against Cayman Islands last year in the North America T20 Cup.

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