Zimbabwe / Various T20 leagues
22 April 2021
Former Zimbabwe captain and coach Heath Streak was banned for eight years by the ICC for breaching multiple anti-corruption rules during his time as a coach and player in various T20 leagues.
Sri Lanka
2 April 2021
Former Sri Lankan fast bowler Nuwan Zoysa was banned for six years by the ICC for match fixing and corruption offenses committed while working as a coach.
Afghanistan (women's cricket)
8 September 2021
After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, women were banned from playing cricket and all sports, raising questions about Afghanistan's ICC membership and the governing body's commitment to gender equality.
Various / ICC
18 June 2021
The ICC's World Test Championship has been plagued by controversies over its points system, fixture inequity, and whether the format genuinely crowns the best Test team in the world.
ICC / Various Nations
1 January 2020
The ICC's proposal to reduce Test matches from five days to four sparked fierce opposition from players and purists who argued it would fundamentally alter cricket's oldest format.
Various / ICC
1 December 2020
The ICC's decision to allow home umpires instead of neutral umpires during COVID-19, initially as a temporary measure, reignited debates about umpiring bias in international cricket.
Afghanistan U19
20 January 2020
Afghanistan U19 players reported being approached by suspected fixers during the 2020 U19 World Cup in South Africa, highlighting the vulnerability of youth cricketers to corruption.
Sri Lanka
15 March 2019
Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya was charged by the ICC for failing to cooperate with an anti-corruption investigation and for destroying evidence.
Bangladesh / Sunrisers Hyderabad
29 October 2019
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was banned for two years (one year suspended) by the ICC for failing to report multiple corrupt approaches by a bookmaker during IPL 2018 and a tri-series.
Various
1 January 2019
The ICC expressed growing concerns about the vulnerability of Test cricket involving lower-ranked nations to match-fixing, as several suspicious matches were investigated.
Sri Lanka / T10 League
3 September 2019
Former Sri Lankan all-rounder Dilhara Lokuhettige was banned for eight years by the ICC for corruption offenses in T10 league cricket.
Zimbabwe (ICC governance)
18 July 2019
Zimbabwe Cricket was suspended by the ICC due to government interference, reflecting years of administrative chaos and political meddling that had devastated the country's cricketing infrastructure.
Ireland and Afghanistan
22 June 2017
The ICC granted Full Membership and Test status to Ireland and Afghanistan in 2017, but the lack of guaranteed fixtures and the challenges of sustaining Test cricket raised questions about whether the expansion was genuine or merely symbolic.
Various
15 March 2017
The ICC cracked down on age fraud in youth cricket, banning several players from multiple countries after bone density tests and document verification revealed they were significantly older than claimed.
Various
30 November 2015
New Zealand cricket legend Chris Cairns faced a perjury trial in London after being accused of lying about his involvement in match fixing during a previous defamation case.
Chennai Super Kings / BCCI / ICC
28 March 2014
N. Srinivasan was forced to step aside as BCCI president due to conflict of interest after his son-in-law's arrest for betting, though he went on to become ICC Chairman.
Kenya
1 January 2014
Kenya cricket, once a vibrant force that reached the 2003 World Cup semi-final, was devastated by corruption, mismanagement, and match-fixing allegations that led to its collapse.
BPL franchises
1 February 2014
Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood reported a corruption approach during the Bangladesh Premier League, highlighting the vulnerability of T20 leagues to fixing.
India / ICC / Multiple Nations
1 February 2014
The BCCI's dominance of world cricket through its financial muscle has repeatedly shaped ICC governance, culminating in the controversial 'Big Three' restructuring that gave India, Australia, and England disproportionate control.
India, Australia, England vs Rest of Cricket World
8 February 2014
India, Australia, and England pushed through a radical ICC restructuring that gave them a vastly disproportionate share of revenue and governance power, undermining smaller cricketing nations.
West Indies
15 May 2008
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels was banned for two years by the ICC for providing information to a bookmaker during a series against India in 2007.
Kenya
1 September 2004
Kenyan all-rounder Maurice Odumbe was banned for five years by the ICC for having an unexplained relationship with a bookmaker.
Kenya
20 March 2003
Kenya's fairy-tale run to the 2003 World Cup semi-final was followed by decades of mismanagement, corruption, and ICC neglect that reduced them from genuine contenders to cricketing irrelevance.
Various
1 May 2001
Sir Paul Condon's landmark report for the ICC confirmed that match fixing was a global problem in cricket, leading to the establishment of the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit.