Former Zimbabwe skipper Heath Streak faces 8-year ban for corruption: ICC
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Picture of former Zimbabwe cricket captain Heath Streak. Photo: William WEST AFP/File
Streak chose to admit the charges and agreed on the sanction with the ICC in lieu of an Anti-Corruption Tribunal hearing.
In payment for inside information, Streak acknowledged receiving two bitcoins subsequently converted into $35,000 in cash.
Streak has agreed to assist the ICC anti-corruption education programme.
PARIS: Former Zimbabwe cricket skipper Heath Streak on Wednesday faced an 8-year ban on the basis of corruption charges, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced.
"Mr Streak chose to admit the charges and agreed on the sanction with the ICC in lieu of an Anti-Corruption Tribunal hearing," an ICC statement said.