Former West Indies’ batter Marlon Samuels charged with breaching ICC's anti-corruption codes

Former West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has been charged by the International Cricket Council (ICC), on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) for breaching four counts of the ECB Anti-Corruption Code for Participants of the T10 League (the ‘Code’).

The charges have been pressed for Samuels violating the anti-corruption codes during a T10 tournament in the UAE. According to the ICC Samuels was involved in a breach of Article 2.4.2 – Failing to disclose to the Designated Anti-Corruption Official, the receipt of any gift, payment, hospitality or other benefits that were made or given in circumstances that could bring the Participant or the sport of cricket into disrepute.

The other count involves the 40-year-old breaching Article 2.4.3 which amounts to failing to disclose to the Designated Anti-Corruption Official receipt of hospitality with a value of US $750 or more. Along with this, he also breached Article 2.4.6, where he failed to cooperate with the Designated Anti-Corruption Official’s investigation.

The last charges on the Jamaica-born, who played 71 Tests, 207 ODIs and 67 T20Is for West Indies are of breaching Article 2.4.7 which relates to obstructing or delaying the Designated Anti-Corruption Official’s investigation by concealing information that may have been relevant to the investigation.

“Mr Samuels has 14 days from 21 September to respond to the charges. The ICC will not make any further comment in respect of these charges at this stage,” said the ICC in its press release.