Cricketer Akhilesh Reddy banned eight years for corruption

An American international cricketer has been banned from all forms of the sport for eight years after being found guilty of multiple corruption offenses. The International Cricket Council announced on Monday, August 3, 2026, that an independent anti-corruption tribunal found Bodugum Akhilesh Reddy guilty of three breaches of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code related to the 2025 Abu Dhabi T10 tournament.

The 26-year-old player, who represented the United States in four T20 Internationals, was found to have attempted to improperly influence matches during the franchise tournament in the United Arab Emirates. The tribunal also found him guilty of soliciting a teammate to participate in corrupt activities and of obstructing the investigation by deleting relevant data from his mobile phone. The eight-year ban is backdated to November 21, 2025, the date of his provisional suspension, and will run until November 2033.

The case centered on a private conversation Reddy had with an unidentified teammate from the Aspin Stallions on November 19, 2025. During that meeting, Reddy allegedly told the player he would be selected for matches but would have to deliberately concede runs to the...