FORMER Zimbabwe cricket captain Brendan Taylor revealed on Monday in a tweet that he took cocaine and a $15,000 bribe from an Indian businessman to fix matches.
“The ICC (International Cricket Council) are taking the decision to impose a multi-year ban on my international cricketing career,” tweeted the national great, adding he did not fix any match.
The 35-year-old batsman said in October 2019 he was invited by an Indian businessman to discuss “sponsorships and the potential launch of a T20 competition in Zimbabwe and was advised that I would be paid $15,000 for the journey”.
The invitation came when the team had not received salaries for six months and there were concerns the country would not be able to continue playing internationally.
He said he was a “little wary” but undertook the trip all the same.
During drinks on the last night, he was offered cocaine which the businessman
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