ICC penalties on match-fixing, gambling

MUMBAI, JUNE 18: The Executive Board of the International Cricket Council (ICC), at its May 3 meeting in London, has declared that the fol...

MUMBAI, JUNE 18: The Executive Board of the International Cricket Council (ICC), at its May 3 meeting in London, has declared that the following penalties, ranging from a 5-year suspension to a life ban, would be imposed for match-fixing and gambling and for involvement in drugs.

1. For betting on any match, or on any event connected with any match or series of matches (event) in which such player, umpire, referee, team official or administrator took part or in which the member country of any such individual was represented, the penalty would be a ban period of 5 years for any such individual and/ or a fine, the amount of which shall be unlimited and left to be assessed in the light of the actual circumstances.

2. For inducing or encouraging any other person to bet on any match or series of matches or on any event or to offer the facility for such bets to be placed, the penalty would be a ban for 5 years for any such individual if the member carrying out the investigation or the official enquiry is satisfied that the bet was placed directly or indirectly for the benefit of the individual against whom the charge was found.

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Otherwise, a ban of 2 years is to be imposed. In addition, a fine may be imposed, the amount of which shall be unlimited and left to be assessed in the light of the actual circumstances.

3. For gambling or entering into any form of financial speculation on any match or on any event, the penalty would be a 5-year-ban for any such individual and/ or a fine, the amount of which shall be unlimited and left to be assessed in the light of the actual circumstances.

4. For inducing or encouraging any other person to gamble or enter into any other form of financial speculation on any match or event, the penalty would be a 5-year-ban if the member carrying out the investigation or official enquiry is satisfied that the bet was placed directly or indirectly for the benefit of the individual against whom the charge was found.

Otherwise the ban would be for 2 years and in addition a fine may be imposed, the amount of which shall be unlimited and left to be assessed in the light of the actual circumstances.

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5. For being a party in contriving or attempting to contrive the result of any match or the occurrence of any event, the penalty would be a life ban.

6. For failing to perform on his merits in any match owing to an arrangement relating to betting on the outcome of any match or on the occurrence of any event, the penalty would be a life ban.

7. For inducing or encouraging any other player not to perform on his merits in any match owing to any such arrangement, the penalty would be a life ban.

8. For receiving from another person any money, benefit or other reward (whether financial or otherwise) for the provision of any information concerning the weather, the teams, the status of or the outcome of any match or the occurrence of any event unless such information has been provided to a newspaper or other form of the media in accordance with an obligation entered into in the normal course and disclosed in advance to the cricket authority of the relevant member country, the penalty would be a ban for 5 years.

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A 5-year-ban would be imposed if the member carrying out the investigation or official enquiry is satisfied that the bet was placed directly or indirectly for the benefit of the individual against whom the charge was found. Otherwise, the ban would be for 2 years and in addition a fine may be imposed, the amount of which shall be unlimited and left to be assessed in the light of the actual circumstances.

9. For receiving any money, benefit or other reward (whether financial or otherwise) which could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute, the penalty would be a ban for life and/ or fine at the discretion of the member carrying out the investigation or official enquiry.

10. For providing any money, benefit or other reward (whether financial or otherwise) which could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute, the penalty would be a ban for life and/ or fine at the discretion of the member carrying out the investigation or official enquiry.