Tsolekile among four players banned by CSA

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Four South African cricketers, including former Test wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile, have been handed bans by Cricket South Africa for breaching the board’s Anti-Corruption Code. While Tsolekile has been banned for 12 years, Jean Symes has been given a seven-year ban, while Ethy Mbhalati and Pumelela Matshikwe have each been given ten-year bans in relation to the 2015 Ram Slam T20 fixing case.

All four players have accepted the bans given by CSA. The bans imposed on the players, effective from August 1,2016, prevent them from participating or being involved in cricket in any capacity.

Symes, Matshikwe and Tsolekile were all previously contracted with Lions, while Mbhalati was contracted to Titans.

Tsolekile, who captained Lions previously and has played three Tests for South Africa, was sanctioned for “contriving to fix a match or …

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