New Delhi, March 12 – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken strict action against West Indies fast-bowling all-rounder Javon Searles, Titans team owner Chitranjan Rathod, and team official Griffith, following violations of the anti-corruption codes of Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the ICC.
"All three individuals face charges related to the 2023/24 Bim10 Tournament, which falls under the jurisdiction of the CWI Anti-Corruption Code. In addition, Griffith faces one charge related to international matches that fall under the jurisdiction of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code," the ICC said in a statement.
The ICC also stated that the trio has been provisionally suspended from all cricket with immediate effect. However, the governing body has also given them 14 days, starting from March 11, 2026, to respond to the charges.
Rathod faces three charges under the CWI Code, Searles faces four charges under the CWI Code, while team official Griffith faces four charges under the CWI Code and one charge under the ICC Code.
All three have been charged with the following three offenses:
Violation of Article 2.1.1 of the CWI Code – Fixing, conspiring to fix, or otherwise improperly influencing the result, progress, conduct, or other aspect of matches in the 2023/24 Bim10 tournament (or attempting to do so).
Violation of Article 2.1.4 of the CWI Code – Soliciting, instructing, encouraging, or facilitating Players and/or Player Support Personnel to commit offenses under the CWI Code.
Violation 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 offenses under the CWI Code.
Searles and Griffith have also been charged with Violation 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, Griffith has been charged with "Violation 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."
Searles has represented the West Indies Under-19s and played for Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL from 2014-19. He also featured in the IPL for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2018.
