Gulam Bodi Explained

Gulam Bodi
Country:South Africa
Fullname:Gulam Hussain Bodi
Birth Date:4 January 1979
Birth Place:Hathuran, Gujarat, India
Nickname:Bods
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm wrist-spin
Role:Batsman
International:true
Internationalspan:2007
Odidebutdate:22 August
Odidebutyear:2007
Odidebutagainst:Zimbabwe
Odicap:88
Lastodidate:26 August
Lastodiyear:2007
Lastodiagainst:Zimbabwe
Onet20i:true
T20idebutdate:16 December
T20idebutyear:2007
T20idebutagainst:West Indies
T20icap:32
Club1:Transvaal
Year1:1997
Club2:KwaZulu-Natal
Year2:1999–2004
Club3:Easterns
Year3:2004–2011
Club4:Titans
Year4:2004–2010
Club5:Gauteng
Year5:2011–2013
Club6:Highveld Lions
Year6:2012–2015
Club7:Delhi Daredevils
Year7:2012
Columns:4
Column1:ODI
Matches1:2
Runs1:83
Bat Avg1:41.50
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:51
Deliveries1:6
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Column2:T20I
Matches2:1
Runs2:8
Bat Avg2:8.00
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:8
Deliveries2:
Wickets2:
Bowl Avg2:
Fivefor2:
Tenfor2:
Best Bowling2:
Catches/Stumpings2:0/–
Column3:FC
Matches3:108
Runs3:5,001
Bat Avg3:32.47
100S/50S3:9/22
Top Score3:160
Deliveries3:4,097
Wickets3:61
Bowl Avg3:43.42
Fivefor3:2
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:6/63
Catches/Stumpings3:51/–
Column4:LA
Matches4:144
Runs4:4,105
Bat Avg4:32.57
100S/50S4:6/27
Top Score4:153
Deliveries4:1,506
Wickets4:41
Bowl Avg4:31.92
Fivefor4:1
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:5/46
Catches/Stumpings4:35/–
Date:8 April
Year:2016
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6306/6306.html CricketArchive

Gulam Hussain Bodi (born 4 January 1979) is an Indian-born South African former cricketer who represented his country at the Under-19, Twenty20 and ODI level.

Cricket career

He played as a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm wrist-spin bowler. Bodi has represented various teams in South African domestic cricket, Transvaal, Easterns, KwaZulu-Natal and The Titans. In June 2007 he played for an African XI in a Twenty20 game against an Asia XI and made his ODI debut in a game against Zimbabwe later in that years.

He was one of the beneficiaries of the selection policy criticized by Kevin Pietersen, forcing him from KwaZulu-Natal. However, Bodi's selection was understandable, given that in the 1999–2000 Supersport series, from four matches Pietersen only averaged 10.75 with the bat, and took 10 wickets at an expensive 37.50, which were not enough to cement his place in the KwaZulu Natal side.[1] In the 2000–2001 season, Bodi replaced Pietersen and came second in the KwaZulu Natal batting averages with 332 runs at an average of 33.20, and was leading wicket-taker for his side that season with 27 wickets at an average of 25.81.[2]

Corruption

In January 2016 he was charged by Cricket South Africa (CSA) under their anti-corruption code for match fixing in the 2015–16 Ram Slam T20 Challenge.[3] On 14 January 2016 CSA confirmed that it was Bodi that was at the centre of a possible match fixing scandal,[4] and on 25 January 2016 it was announced that he had been banned from cricket for 20 years.[5] In November 2018, Bodi pleaded guilty to a total of eight charges of corruption, and could face up to fifteen years in prison.[6] In October 2019, he was sentenced to five years in jail on charges of corruption.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1999–2000 SuperSport Series Averages .
  2. Web site: 2000–01 SuperSport Series Averages .
  3. News: Former SA cricketer Bodi charged under CSA's anti-corruption code . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media . 14 January 2016 . 14 January 2016 .
  4. News: Gulam Bodi apparently the key figure in cricket match-fixing scandal. Areff. Ahmed. 14 January 2016. Sport24. 14 January 2016.
  5. News: CSA imposes 20-year ban on Bodi . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Sports Media . 25 January 2016 . 25 January 2016 .
  6. Web site: Former South Africa batsman Gulam Bodi pleads guilty to corruption . ESPNcricinfo . 4 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Gulam Bodi sentenced to five years in prison . ESPNcricinfo . 18 October 2019.