Spot-fixing in cricket has again reared its ugly head when former Zimbabwe captain, Brendan Taylor admitted he was conned and bribed by an Indian businessman for spot-fixing matches during a visit to India in 2019.
Zimbabwe cricket in 2019, was through a financial crisis and the Zimbabwe Cricket Board (ZNC) was not in the position to pay the salary of its national players.
To further compound the problem, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had suspended Zimbabwe after the ZCB was not able to keep out the government’s interference with the board’s administration.
Amid such a crisis, Taylor came to India, hoping to get some sponsorships and the potential launch of a T20 competition in the African nation and it was then he was offered drugs and blackmailed for spot-fixing international matches.
The 35-year-old former Zimbabwe captain through his Twitter handle released a statement in which the caption reads, “To my family, friends and supporters. Here is my full statement. Thank you!”.
To my family, friends and supporters. Here is my full statement. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/sVCckD4PMV
— Brendan Taylor (@BrendanTaylor86) January 24, 2022
Taylor now faces a multi-year ban by the ICC and the cricketer has already said that he would accept ICC’s decision after failing to report the serious matter on time.
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