Cricketer Ban: West Indies wicketkeeper Devon Thomas banned for 5 years in IPL

• ICC has banned 34-year-old Caribbean cricketer Devon Thomas for 5 years.
  
• Playing in all formats of cricket has been banned
  
• ICC took strict action and banned him for 5 years
  

The cricket world is currently immersed in the excitement of IPL 2024. But amidst all this excitement, an allegation has been made against a West Indies wicketkeeper player. The ICC has banned 34-year-old Caribbean cricketer Devon Thomas from playing all formats of cricket for 5 years. Thomas has admitted that he has violated 7 anti-corruption codes of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) and Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Due to this, ICC has taken strict action against him and sentenced him to a ban of 5 years. Devon Thomas was suspended by the International Cricket Council on seven charges in May last year, but has now been banned completely. He was also accused of match fixing and was given 14 days to explain himself.

He was also accused of match fixing

Alex Hales, General Manager of the ICC's Integrity Unit, issued a statement saying, “Devon Thomas, who has played international, domestic and franchise cricket professionally, has participated in a number of anti-corruption sessions. He is aware of his responsibilities under anti-corruption Were.” What was the session but he failed to fulfill his responsibilities and this ban has been rightly imposed and it also sends a message to other players involved in corruption that strict action will be taken against those who do so.

Devon Thomas could play only 1 test match for West Indies in international cricket.

Devon Thomas played only 1 Test match for West Indies in international cricket, in which he scored 31 runs and took 2 wickets. Apart from scoring 238 runs in 21 ODI matches for West Indies, he also took 2 wickets. Whereas in 12 T20 matches, Thomas could score only 51 runs. He was last seen playing for West Indies in the year 2022.