The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued a provisional suspension to West Indian batsman Devon Thomas after he was charged with seven counts under anti-corruption rules.
Thomas has been charged with breaking the rules of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
These include the SLC Anti-Corruption Code for Participants (SLC Code), the ECB Anti-Corruption Code for T10 Cricket League Participants (ECB Code) and the CPL Anti-Corruption Code for Participants (CPL Code).
The violation flagged was Section 2.1.1 of the SLC Code relating to a player being a party to an agreement that attempted or attempted to match-fix. Thomas was also found to have violated Article 2.4.4 of the SLC Code, which requires players to report incidents of corruption.
Other violations of the SLC Code include Section 2.4.6 where a player fails or refuses to cooperate with anti-corruption investigations. The ICC also referred to Article 2.4.7 on obstructing or delaying investigations.
Thomas was also found to have violated Article 2.4.4 of the ECB Statute, which requires players to disclose details of their involvement in or invitation to cheat.
Finally, the ICC referred to the CPL Code, first Article 2.4.4, non-disclosure of corrupt approaches to relevant authorities. Mr. Thomas was also found to have violated section 2.4.2 by failing to disclose gifts, payments, entertainment and receipt of benefits related to corruption.
Thomas has 14 days to respond starting May 23.
The batsman has only played one Test match for the West Indies, but has made 21 appearances in One Day Internationals, 12 in Twenty20 Internationals and 103 in first-class cricket.
