Oman cricketer gets seven-year ban for match-fixing
Oman's Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi has been banned for seven years for match-fixing.
HONG KONG (AFP) - Oman s Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi has been banned for seven years for match-fixing, the International Cricket Council said on Monday.
Al Balushi admitted the four charges against him, which stem from the men s Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers held in the United Arab Emirates last year.
The 29-year-old attempted to fix games and tried to enlist a team-mate to help him, the ICC said.
"This is a very serious offence where a player attempted but failed to get a teammate to engage in corrupt activity in high profile games and this is reflected in the severity of the sentence," said ICC integrity general manager Alex Marshall.
"Without Mr. Balushi s admission of guilt and full cooperation throughout our investigation, the ban could have been significantly longer."
