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West Indies cricketer Javon Searles and two officials charged under ICC anti-corruption codes

Thursday, 12-Mar-2026 ● 2 hrs ago
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West Indies cricketer Javon Searles and two team officials have been charged under the anti-corruption codes of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) for alleged offences linked to the Bim10 League held in Barbados during the 2023–24 season. The charges were announced on March 11, 2026, as part of an ongoing investigation into corruption in the tournament. According to the ICC, Searles has been charged alongside Titans team owner Chitranjan Rathod and team official Trevon Griffith. Following the charges, all three individuals have been provisionally suspended from all forms of cricket with immediate effect while disciplinary proceedings are underway. They have been given 14 days from March 11 to respond to the allegations.

As per the ICC, among the major charges are:

Breach of Article 2.1.1 of the CWI Code – Fixing, contriving to fix or otherwise influencing improperly, or being a party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive in any way or otherwise influence improperly,the result, progress, conduct or other aspect of matches in the Bim10 tournament in 2023/24 (or attempting to do so).

Breach of Article 2.1.4 of the CWI Code – Soliciting, instructing, encouraging or facilitating Players and/or Player Support Personnel to commit offences under the CWI Code.

Breach of Article 2.4.4 of the CWI Code – Failing or refusing to cooperate with a reasonable investigation carried out by the Designated Anti-Corruption Official (or his/her designee) in relation to possible offences under the CWI Code.

Searles and Giffith have also been charged with:

Breach of Article 2.4.2 of the CWI Code – Failing to disclose to Cricket West Indies details of any approaches or invitations to engage in conduct that would amount to a breach of the CWI Code.

In addition, Mr. Griffith has been charged with:

Breach of Article 2.4.7 of the ICC Code – Obstructing the ACU’s investigation into possible Corrupt Conduct by concealing and/or tampering with information that may have been relevant to the investigation, or which may have constituted evidence or led to the discovery of evidence of Corrupt Conduct.


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