Ex-Zimbabwe cricket captain reveals match-fixing scandal
The former captain of the Zimbabwe cricket team, Brendan Taylor, has admitted being approached by Indian businessmen to fix matches for money.
He says he faces a "multi-year" ban after delaying for four months before reporting this to the ICC, the governing body of world cricket.
In a Twitter statement, Taylor describes being videoed by the businessmen using cocaine at a dinner and then being blackmailed to fix matches for them.
To my family, friends and supporters. Here is my full statement. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/sVCckD4PMV
— Brendan Taylor (@BrendanTaylor86) January 24, 2022
He adds that he is to seek treatment to "get clean" and get his life back on track.
Taylor retired from international cricket last year.
This article originally appeared on BBC News
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