Bangladeshs Akhter gets a five-year ban on violations against corruption

Cricket bats and balls can be seen in a cricket field. – Reuters/file

Bangladesh Women’s Player Shohely Akhter has been banned from all the cricket for five years after the spinner was found guilty of violating the international cricket wire (ICC) anti-corruption code, the sport’s governing body said Tuesday.

The 36-year-old formally admitted to having violated five regulations in the code that related to a Bangladesh player and offers an amount worth two million takas ($ 16,465) to get out of Hit wicket in a woman’s T20 world championship against Australia In 2023.

Akhter, who has played two one-day international and 13 T20 Internationals, made the procedure in a number of voice notes sent on Facebook and were reported to the anti-corruption device by the player she spoke with.

Bangladesh Womens Player Shohely Akhter. - ICC
Bangladesh Women’s Player Shohely Akhter. – ICC

“ICC has considered all the circumstances of this case, including giving Mrs. Akhter -credit to agree on a result that avoids the need for consultation and thus saves significant time and money for use elsewhere in the fight against corruption …”, The said ICC.

“ICC therefore finds that a period of unjustity of five years is reasonable and proportionate. Mrs. Akhter has accepted this sanction.”

Akhter last played for Bangladesh in 2022 and was not part of the team for the World Cup in 2023 T20, held in South Africa.

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