West Indies cricketer Devon Thomas charged with match fixing: ICC | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: West Indies cricketer Devon Thomas has been charged with match fixing by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) and has been provisionally banned from taking part in, the ICC introduced on Tuesday.
The ICC has filed seven expenses in opposition to Thomas, which embody allegations of making an attempt to repair the result of matches and obstructing investigations by tampering with or destroying proof.
4 of the costs are associated to matches within the Lanka Premier League Twenty20 match that happened in Sri Lanka in 2021. Two expenses pertain to matches within the Caribbean Premier League T20 competitors, additionally held in 2021, whereas one cost is related to matches within the T10 Cricket League within the United Arab Emirates, additionally in 2021.

Devon Thomas, aged 33, has been given a interval of 14 days ranging from Tuesday to reply to the costs, as said by the ICC, which is headquartered in Dubai.
Though Thomas has performed 21 one-day internationals, his final look was a decade in the past. He has participated in 12 T20I matches for the West Indies between 2009 and 2022. He made his solely Take a look at look in opposition to Australia in December.
The costs in opposition to Thomas mirror the seriousness with which the ICC addresses points associated to match fixing and the preservation of the integrity of the game. The case will bear due course of, with Thomas having the chance to reply and current his defence.
(With inputs from AP)