USA Cricketer Akhilesh Reddy Suspended for Eight Years Over Match-Fixing
Quick Look
- USA international cricketer Akhilesh Reddy received an eight-year suspension from the ICC for match-fixing during the Abu Dhabi T10 League.
- He was found guilty of attempting to fix matches, influencing another player, and deleting relevant data.
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Why It Matters
USA international cricketer Akhilesh Reddy was provisionally suspended in November for breaching the sport's anticorruption code during the Abu Dhabi T10 League.
USA international Akhilesh Reddy has been suspended for eight years after being found guilty of match-fixing, the International Cricket Council (ICC) says.
Reddy was charged in November with breaching three counts of the sport’s anticorruption code during the ongoing franchise-based Abu Dhabi T10 League and was provisionally suspended.
Reddy, 26, was found guilty by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Tribunal of trying 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 on Monday 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 USA in April 2025.
Open Questions
- What specific matches did Reddy attempt to fix?
- Who was the other player Reddy tried to influence?
