The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged eight individuals for allegedly attempting to “corrupt the matches” during the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 League, according to a press release issued by the organisation on Tuesday.
The statement added the council took action on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) for different breaches of the latter’s Anti-Corruption Code for participants.
It said the ECB had designated the ICC as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official (DACO) for the tournament regarding its anti-corruption code.
The details of the individuals charged for the offences are as follows:
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Article 2.4.5 – Failing to disclose to the DACO (without unnecessary
delay) full details of any incident, fact, or matter that comes to
the attention of a participant that may evidence corrupt conduct
under the Anti-Corruption Code by another participant. -
Article 2.4.6 – Failing or refusing, without compelling
justification, to cooperate with any investigation carried out by the
DACO in relation to possible corrupt conduct under the code. -
Article 2.4.7 – Obstructing or delaying a DACO investigation into
possible corrupt conduct under the code.
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Article 2.2.1 – Placing bets on the results, progress, conduct or
other aspect of international and domestic Matches.
Sanghvi was also charged under Article 2.4.6.
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Article 2.1.1 – Being party to an attempt to fix, contrive or
influence improperly matches or aspects of matches in the Abu Dhabi
T10 2021. -
Article 2.1.4 – Directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing,
enticing, instructing, persuading, encouraging or intentionally
facilitating any participant to breach Article 2.1. -
Article 2.4.4 – Failing to disclose to the DACO full details of any
approaches or invitations received to engage in corrupt conduct under
the code.
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Article 2.1.3 – Offering a reward to another participant in exchange
for that player engaging in corrupt conduct.
Furthermore, Javed was charged with Articles 2.1.1, 2.1.4, 2.4.4 and 2.4.6 as well.
Charged with Articles 2.1.1, 2.1.3 and 2.1.4.
Charged with Articles 2.1.1, 2.4.4 and 2.4.6.
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Article 2.4.3 – Failing to disclose to the DACO receipt of a gift
worth over $ 750.
Additionally charged with Articles 2.4.4 and 2.4.6.
Charged with Article 2.4.6.
“Six of the charged — Krishan Kumar Chaudhary, Parag Sanghvi, Azhar Zaidi, Rizwan Javed, Saliya Saman and Sunny Dhillon — have been provisionally suspended and all have 14 days from September 19, 2023, to respond to the charges,” the press release reads.
