WIndies cricketer Thomas charged with match-fixing

WIndies cricketer Thomas charged with match-fixing

West Indies batter Devon Thomas, who performed a Test match towards Australia in December, has been charged with match-fixing by the International Cricket Council and provisionally banned from taking part in.

The ICC laid seven expenses towards Thomas referring to making an attempt to repair the end result of video games and obstructing investigations by concealing, tampering with or destroying proof.

Four of the fees relate to matches within the Lanka Premier League Twenty20 match in Sri Lanka in 2021. Two relate to matches within the Caribbean Premier League T20 competitors in the identical 12 months. One pertains to matches within the T10 Cricket League in United Arab Emirates, additionally in 2021.

The 33-year-old Thomas has 14 days to answer the fees, the Dubai-based ICC mentioned on Tuesday.

Thomas’s solely take a look at look got here towards Australia in December at Adelaide. He made 19 and 12 as Australia gained by 419 runs. He didn’t play in subsequent Tests in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Thomas has performed 21 one-day internationals, though his final got here 10 years in the past. He has performed in 12 T20 video games for West Indies between 2009 and 2022.

Source: www.perthnow.com.au