The ICC has banned Bangladesh cricketer Shohely Akhter from all cricket for five years. Akhter, who has played two ODIs 13 T20Is, “admitted to breaching five provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code”, an ICC statement said. The charges against her “relate to corrupt approaches made in relation to matches in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 held in South Africa.”
Akhter, 36, was not part of the Bangladesh playing squad for that World Cup, having last played in October 2022.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo