Former Zimbabwe national cricket team captain Heath Streak has been handed an effective 8 year ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for match-fixing.
The match-fixing case relates to his involvement in spot-fixing during his time as captain and coach, inclusive of introducing others to persons known to the ICC as trying to bring matches into disrepute.
The games in question include international cricket a s some Twenty20 league matches in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Said the ICC:
“Under the provisions of the Code, Mr Streak chose to admit the charges and agreed the sanction with the ICC in lieu of an Anti-Corruption Tribunal hearing.”
ICC has a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption.
Heath Streak played for Zimbabwe. He is the only Zimbabwean bowler to have taken over 100 Test wickets and one of only four Zimbabwean bowlers to have taken over 100 ODI wickets.
He was the head coach of Zimbabwe until early 2018 and was the bowling coach for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League in 2018.On April 14, 2021, he was banned from all cricketing activities for 8 years.