List of cricketers banned for match fixing

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Below are a list of Test and or One Day International cricketers who have been banned by the governing body for cricket, the International Cricket Council for match fixing or spot-fixing. Both are misdemeanors banned under the ICC Cricket Code of Conduct.

South African captain Hansie Cronje
Pakistani Mohammad Amir, at 18 the youngest player to be banned to date
Player National team Length of ban Details Reference
1 Saleem Malik  Pakistan Life ban (Overturned in 2008) Banned in 2000 for offering bribes [1]
2 Ata-ur-Rehman  Pakistan Life ban (Overturned in 2006) Banned in 2000 for dealings with bookmakers [2]
3 Mohammad Azharuddin  India Life ban Declared guilty as per the BCCI. He rejects this and have taken the matter to court where it is currently sub-judice. [3]
4 Ajay Sharma  India Life ban Found guilty in 2000 for associating with bookmakers [4]
5 Manoj Prabhakar  India 5 year ban In 2000 he tried to implicate Kapil Dev and others but it backfired as he was found guilty himself [5]
6 Ajay Jadeja  India 5 year ban (Overturned in 2003) Alleged to have associated with bookmakers [6]
7 Hansie Cronje  South Africa Life ban Guilty of accepting monetary rewards from bookmakers. For Forecasting matches [7]
8 Herschelle Gibbs  South Africa 6 months Initially agreed to underperform in an ODI game at Nagpur, but reneged on the deal and scored 74 off just 53 balls [8]
9 Henry Williams  South Africa 6 months Initially agreed to underperform in an ODI game at Nagpur [9]
10 Maurice Odumbe  Kenya 5 years Receiving money from bookmakers [10]
11 Marlon Samuels  West Indies 2 years Receiving money, benefit or other reward which could bring him or the game into disrepute [11]
12 Mohammad Amir  Pakistan 5 years Bowling deliberate planned no-balls against England in August 2010. In November 2011 he was sentenced to six months in a young offenders institution by Southwark Crown Court, England, for conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.[12] [13]
13 Mohammad Asif  Pakistan 7 years (2 years suspended) Bowling deliberate planned no-balls against England in August 2010. In November 2011 he was sentenced to 12 months in prison by Southwark Crown Court, England, for conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.[14] [15]
14 Salman Butt  Pakistan 10 years (5 years suspended) Orchestrating the bowling of deliberate no-balls against England in August 2010. In November 2011 he was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison by Southwark Crown Court, England, for conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.[16] [17]

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Saleem Malik". Cricinfo. http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42623.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Ata-ur-Rehman". Cricinfo. http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/39015.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Mohammad Azharuddin". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26329.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  4. ^ "Player Profile: Ajay Sharma". Cricinfo. http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/33943.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  5. ^ "Player Profile: Manoj Prabhakar". Cricinfo. http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/32323.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  6. ^ "Player Profile: Ajay Jadeja". Cricinfo. http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/29632.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  7. ^ "Player Profile: Hansie Cronje". Cricinfo. http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44485.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  8. ^ "Player Profile: Herschelle Gibbs". Cricinfo. http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45224.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  9. ^ "Player Profile: Henry Williams". Cricinfo. http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/47900.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  10. ^ "Player Profile: Maurice Odumbe". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24708.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  11. ^ "Player Profile: Marlon Samuels". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52983.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  12. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15573463
  13. ^ "Player Profile: Mohammad Amir". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/290948.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  14. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15573463
  15. ^ "Player Profile: Mohammad Asif". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/41411.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  16. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15573463
  17. ^ "Player Profile: Salman Butt". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42683.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 

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