Cricket-US player Reddy gets eight-year ban for match-fixing

August 3, 2026 6:15 AM EDT

Aug 3 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. international ​Akhilesh ​Reddy has been suspended for eight years after ‌being found guilty of match-fixing charges, ⁠the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on ‌Monday.

Reddy was charged ‌in November with breaching three counts of the sport's anti-corruption ​code during the ongoing franchise-based Abu Dhabi T10 League, and ⁠was provisionally suspended.

Reddy, 26, was found guilty ​by a tribunal of attempting to fix or improperly influence ​matches, trying to get ‌another player to participate in the same activities ⁠and deleting data and messages from a mobile device relevant to ⁠the investigation.

"The ban is backdated to 21 ​November 2025," the ICC said in a statement, adding that Reddy's attempt to ‌influence another player to participate in corrupt activities ‌did not succeed.

Reddy last played ⁠for the U.S. ‌in April ​2025.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru, editing by Ed ‌Osmond)



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