5 Cricketers who returned to play after facing a ban

Utkarsh Bhatla | 18/08/2016
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2) Marlon Samuels

Marlon Samuels Source: realmfgy.com
Marlon Samuels
Source: realmfgy.com

Samuels’ aggression on and off the field needs no introduction. He is as ferocious off the field with his words, as he is on the field with the bat. Much like Ashraful, he was compared to the great Brain Lara early in his career and eventually couldn’t live up to the expectations.

He was already banned from bowling in International cricket when a bigger blow struck him. ICC considered the evidence provided by Indian police over his involvement with bookies. He compromised on some information for monetary benefit.

This led to a 2 year ban which he served before returning to cricket immediately after the 2011 world cup. He has since been a consistent performer in all forms of cricket. He was the hero of the T20 world cup win for West Indies in

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