Lonwabo Tsotsobe, the South African pacer, has been banned by Cricket South Africa (CSA) for a period of eight for fixing a game in Ram Slam competition in the year 2015. He also failed to report the approach made to him for being involved in corruption practice, which has followed a ban for the mentioned period of years.

He was banned by CSA on April 24 with match fixing charges and he accepted to fix matches and accepting the bribe. Since then, a decision was awaited over this matter and today, CSA came up with a ruling. (Read Here: Lonwabo Tsotsobe Charged Under CSA Anti-Corruption Code)

“Mr Tsotsobe has ultimately admitted his mistakes in contravening the CSA Anti-Corruption Code and, whilst no fix actually took place, it is clear that he was active in plans to participate in spot fixing and hence the sanction imposed on him,” Haroon Lorgat, Chief Executive of CSA said.

Tsotsobe, in his statement, apologised to the cricket fraternity as he wrote,

“I wish to apologise to cricket lovers all over the world. I was, at the time, in a very vulnerable financial state and this dilemma too easily persuaded me to participate in spot fixing. There are no words to describe the regret I have in relation to my actions and I hope that the cricket world could consider my apology and understand my deepest feeling of remorse.”

Tsotsobe first came under the scanner in the year 2016 where he clearly denied involvement in any match fixing but just after a year, charges were led against him along with few other cricketers.

The tall left-handed pacer made his international debut in the year 2011 during a T20I against Australia in Melbourne. His Test debut though came a year later against Windies in 2010 in Port of Spain, where he could just scalp one wicket. He further went onto play four Test matches where he added eight more wickets. His last appearance in international cricket came in the year 2014 during T20 World Cup played in Bangladesh. He hasn’t played any sort of competitive cricket since December 2015.

He is the sixth South African player in the recent time who has been banned, after being banned by the state Cricket Board.