Ex-West Indies batter Marlon Samuels has been banned for six years for anti-corruption allegations.

Cricket General

Ex-West Indies batter Marlon Samuels has been banned for six years for anti-corruption allegations.

Dual World Cup winner Marlon Samuels has been banned from all form of cricket for six years after being found guilty of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code.

Samuels, who was player of the final in both of the West Indies' T20 World Cup triumphs in 2012 and 2016, was found guilty of four offences in August this year relating to his conduct during the Abu Dhabi T10 league in 2019.

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.

The breaches relate to his conduct while playing in the Abu Dhabi T10 league in 2019. The ban commenced on Nov. 11.

Samuels, who scored 3,917 runs in 71 test matches from 2000 to 2016 and 5,606 runs in 207 One-Day Internationals, was previously banned for two years in 2008 for passing on team information to a bookmaker.