'Ban' of brothers: Cricketers who were banned for fixing

The late South African captain Hansie Cronje was one of the most renowned cricketers during the beginning of his career however his rise came to a close and witnessed a major fall from grace when he was involved in a matchfixing scandal Pakistan trio Mohammad Amir Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt also witnessed a downhill ride in their careers after they were found guilty for spotfixing We take a look at those cricketers who were banned from the game due to fixingHansie CronjeHansie Cronje died in a plane crash Pic AFPThe former South African captain received a life ban after being found guilty of match fixing and being rewarded by bookies for the same A recording between him and Sanjay Chawla a bettings syndicate representative was recorded by the Delhi Police in 2000 Cronje passed away in 2002 in a plane crashS SreesanthSreesanth is known to be one of the finest pacers India has producedThe Indian pacer received a life ban after he was guilty of giving away runs during an IPL match in 2013 He was arrested after he was guilty of underperforming in return for money from bookies He was arrested by released on bail in a month In July 2015 Sreesanth was acquitted in the case IN 2016 the Kerala High Court restored Sreesanths life ban In August 2019 BCCI stated that the ban on Sreesanth will end in August 2020Ankeet ChavanAnkeet Chavan was part of Rajasthan Royals Pic Atul KambleIn May 2013 Chavan was arrested forspotfixingand giving away runs during the IPL 2013 a charge to which he confessed Chavan stated that he made a mistake and greed got to him He was released on temporary bail due to his marriage In July 2015 Chavan was given a clean chit by the Delhi court in the IPL spotfixing caseMohammad AzharuddinAzharuddin is one of Indias finest captains to have played the game Pic midday archivesThe former Indian captain was banned for life after he was found guilty to have connections with bookmakers as well as providing additional information to bookies Apparently he was also the one to introduce South Africas Hansie Cronje to betting His ban wasliftedin 2006 by the BCCIAjay JadejaAjay Jadeja was a renowned cricketer of the 1990sThe former Indian cricketer received a 5year ban on charges ofmatchfixingand association with bookies However the ban was overturned in 2003 and Jadeja was allowed to take part in cricket Jadeja is currently a commentatorofthe sportDanish KaneriaDanish Kaneria Pic AFPThe Pakistan cricketer was arrested in 2010 due to matchirregularities In 2012 he was found guilty ofspotfixingby the England Cricket Board ECB and was banned for life which the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB agreed upon He appealed against the ban but was denied in October 2018 Kaneria admitted to having a role in the 2009 fixing scandalAjit ChandilaAjit Chandila played for Rajasthan Royals Pic Atul KambleChandila received a life ban from all cricket by BCCI on 18 January 2016 after being found guilty of spotfixing during the 2013 edition of the Indian Premier League He received a huge amount from bookies to spotfix a match against Sunriser Hyderabad In January 2016 BCCI sentenced Ajit Chandila to a life ban from cricketSaleem MalikSaleem Malik was a fine bowler in Pakistans team Pic AFPThe former Pakistan cricketer was accused of bribery and is also the first cricketer to be sent to jail He received a life ban and his career ended on a low The ban was later overturned in 2008Mohammad Amir Mohammad Asif and Salman ButtThe Pakistan cricketers who were banned for fixing Pic AFPThe Pakistan trio received a ban of 5 years 7 years and 10 years respectively for forcibly bowling noballs in 2010 during a match against England They were sent to prison for accepting bribes and cheating In August 2015 all three bans were lifted from the cricketersLou VincentLou Vincent Pic AFPThe former New Zealand cricketer was banned for life in 2014 by ECB after being found guilty for matchfixing in domestic cricket for England Vincent admitted to the charges against himMaurice OdumbeMaurice Odumbe Pic AFPThe Kenyan cricketer was banned for 5 years after he was guilty of receiving money from bookies In 2009 he made his return to domestic cricketCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates