Saman was among eight individuals charged in September 2023 for violating the Anti-Corruption Code during the Abu Dhabi T10 League. All were associated with the Pune Devils franchise. The Devils finished last with only one win in six matches, and that was their last appearance in the tournament.
"Former Sri Lankan domestic cricketer Saliya Saman has been banned from all cricket for five years after an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code," the ICC statement read.
The 39-year-old cricketer has played 101 first-class, 77 List A, and 47 T20 matches. He has scored 3,662 runs in first-class cricket, 898 runs in List A, and 673 runs in T20s. The Sri Lankan all-rounder has also taken over 350 wickets across all formats.
Saliya Saman Charged with Multiple Anti-Corruption Code Breaches
Article 2.1.1 – Being party to an attempt to fix, contrive or influence improperly matches or aspects of matches in the Abu Dhabi T10 2021.
Article 2.1.4 – Directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, enticing, instructing, persuading, encouraging or intentionally facilitating any Participant to breach Code Article 2.1.
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The 33-year-old, banned in September 2023, had served the full suspension period and met all requirements to resume playing. Nasir was among eight individuals linked to the Pune Devils team charged by the ICC for corruption.
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