Kamal Ghorui
The International Cricket Council has charged two team officials and a player with multiple breaches of anti-corruption rules linked to the 2023/24 Bim10 Tournament, escalating a widening investigation into alleged match-fixing in the Caribbean competition.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Team owner Chitranjan Rathod, official Trevon Griffith and West Indies cricketer Javon Searles have all been charged under the anti-corruption codes of both the ICC and Cricket West Indies (CWI).According to an ICC statement, the charges relate primarily to the Bim10 Tournament 2023/24, which falls under the jurisdiction of the CWI Anti-Corruption Code. Griffith also faces an additional charge linked to international matches that fall under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.Rathod, owner of the Titans franchise, faces three charges under the CWI Code, while Searles has been hit with four. Griffith faces four charges under the CWI Code as well as one charge under the ICC Code.All three have been charged with fixing or attempting to influence the result, progress or conduct of matches in the Bim10 tournament. They are also accused of encouraging players or support personnel to commit offences under the anti-corruption code and of failing or refusing to cooperate with investigators.Searles and Griffith have additionally been charged with failing to report approaches or invitations that could constitute corrupt conduct.Griffith faces a further charge under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for allegedly obstructing the Anti-Corruption Unit’s investigation by concealing or tampering with information that may have been relevant to the probe.The ICC confirmed that all three individuals have been provisionally suspended from all cricket activities with immediate effect. They have been given 14 days, starting from March 11, 2026, to respond to the charges.The case forms part of a wider investigation into corruption in the tournament. In January, United States player Aaron Jones was also charged with five breaches of the anti-corruption codes of both the ICC and CWI.The ICC said it will make no further comment until the disciplinary process is completed.
