USA cricketer Bodugum Akhilesh Reddy has been banned from all forms of cricket for eight years after an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of three violations of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
The charges are linked to the 2025 Abu Dhabi T10 tournament in the United Arab Emirates. For the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) was appointed by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official (DACO).
Reddy’s eight-year ban has been backdated to Nov. 21, 2025, when he was provisionally suspended.
The tribunal found him guilty of attempting to fix or improperly influence the result, progress, conduct or another aspect of matches during the 2025 Abu Dhabi T10 tournament.
He was also found guilty of attempting to persuade or encourage another participant to violate the ICC Anti-Corruption Code by becoming involved in match-fixing during one or more matches in the tournament.
In addition, the tribunal found that Reddy obstructed the ICC’s investigation by deleting data and messages from his mobile phone that may have been relevant to the investigation.
The ICC said additional details of the tribunal’s decision on both liability and the sanction have been released in a redacted version to protect the identities of witnesses and other third parties.
Reddy represented the United States in four Twenty20 Internationals and took one wicket during his international career. The batter made his international debut against the Cayman Islands in the North America T20 Cup.
