Former West Indies batter Marlon Samuels was on Thursday handed a six-year ban from all forms of cricket for breaching Emirates Cricket Board`s anti-corruption code.

Samuels, who played 71 Tests, 207 ODIs and 67 T20Is, was charged by the International Cricket Council (in its capacity as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official of the Emirates board) on four counts in September 2021. The 42-year-old was found guilty by the Tribunal in August and his ban began on November 11. The charges relate to the Abu Dhabi T10 league in 2019.