The disgraced ex-national team captain claimed that a video of him snorting cocaine was used to blackmail him into agreeing to spot-fix international games and received a deposit of US$15 000. However, Taylor, who reported the matter to ICC after four months, claims he was not involved in match-fixing. But could it be that Taylor continued taking drugs to the extent that he now needs rehabilitation? Taylor claims that because ZC had not paid players for six months, he decided to make the journey. I’d willingly walked into a situation that has changed my life forever.”Taylor was paid US$15 000 but was told it was a “deposit” for spot-fixing and an additional US$20 000 would be paid once the “job” was complete.

Source: The Star January 25, 2022 04:27 UTC