The International Cricket Council on Tuesday suspended West Indies batter Devon Thomas for allegedly “contriving” to repair video games in 2021 Lanka Premier League apart from indulging in corrupt practices in two different franchise tournaments in the identical yr. Thomas, who final performed for the West Indies in August 2022, has been charged with seven counts beneath the ICC’s anti-corruption code. He has additionally been named within the upcoming ODI sequence towards the UAE in Dubai.

Besides the fixing allegation, the governing physique additionally charged the 33-year-old for failing to report corrupt approaches within the Abu Dhabi T10 and Caribbean Premier League in 2021. Thomas has 14 days to reply to the intense prices. The most damning cost pertains to “contriving or being party to an agreement to fix or attempt to fix, contrive or influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or other aspects of matches in the Lanka Premier League 2021”.

“The International Cricket Council (ICC), on behalf of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), has charged West Indies player Devon Thomas with seven counts under their anti-corruption codes and he has been provisionally suspended with immediate effect,” stated the worldwide governing physique in an announcement.

The ICC, in a launch, additionally claimed that Thomas didn’t cooperate with the anti-corruption officers in the course of the investigation. A top-order batter, who additionally retains in white-ball cricket, Thomas has represented West Indies in a single Test, 21 ODIs and 12 T20s.

His solely Test look got here towards Australia in December final yr and stays an lively first-class cricketer. He has additionally been charged for “failing to disclose to the Designated Anti-Corruption Official (without unnecessary delay) the receipt of any gift, payment, hospitality or benefit (a) that he knew or should have known was made in order to procure a breach of the CPL Code, or (b) could have brought the player or the game of cricket into disrepute”.

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