Emirates T10: 3 Indians among 8 charged for corrupt activities | Cricket News

Three Indians were among eight persons charged the International Cricket Council (ICC) for indulging in alleged corrupt activities during the 2021 Emirates T10 League.Former Bangladesh Test cricketer Nasir Hossain has also been charged in the case.
The Indians named in the ICC statement include team owners Parag Sanghvi and Krishan Kumar Chaudhary, and a batting coach named Sunny Dhillon. Sanghvi and Chaudhary were co-owners of the Pune Devils team, for whom Hossain used to play.
“The charges relate to the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League and attempts to corrupt matches in that tournament – these attempts were disrupted. The ICC was appointed the ECB (Emirates Cricket Board) as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official (DACO) for the purposes of the ECB’s Code for this tournament and as suchare issuing these charges on the ECB’s behalf,” the ICC statement said.
The other individuals who have been charged include batting coach Ashar Zaidi, domestic players Rizwan Javed and Saliya Saman and team manager Shadab Ahamed.Sanghvi has been found guilty of breaching Articles 2.2.1 and 2.4.6 of the Anti-Corruption code.
The former pertains to “Placing bets on the results, progress, conduct or other aspect of International and Domestic Matches,” while the latter regulation meant Sanghvi was guilty of “Failing or refusing, without compelling justification, to cooperate with any investigation carried out the DACO in relation to possible Corrupt Conduct under the Code.”
Chaudhary was charged under Articles 2.4.5, 2.4.6 and 2.4.7 of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) code.
The 2.4.5 clause charges him for “Failing to disclose to the DACO (without unnecessary delay) full details of any incident, fact, or matter that comes to the attention of a Participant that may evidence Corrupt Conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code another Participant.”
Dhillon has been charged under Articles 2.1.1, 2.4.4 and 2.4.6 with trying to fix matches.
The ICC statement accuses him of “being party to an attempt to fix, contrive or influence improperly matches or aspects of matches in the Abu Dhabi T10 2021.” He also failed to “disclose to the DACO full details of any approaches or invitations received to engage in Corrupt Conduct under the Code.”
Nasir, 31 who played 19 Tests and 65 ODIs for Bangladesh and last represented his country in 2018, was guilty of “Failing to disclose to the DACO receipt of a gift worth over USD 750.”
The accused have 14 days to respond to the charges. Six of them, including the three Indians, have been provisionally suspended.Most Read
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The organisers of the T10 league have expressed disappointment and promised better vigilance in future editions.

“T Ten Sports Management expresses disappointment over the charges levied against eight participants of the 2021 T10 tournament held in the UAE. We take all allegations of this nature seriously and have a zero-tolerance policy for any kind of corruption,” a media release said.
“We will continue to work closely with the ICC on our calendar of T10 tournaments and do everything within our control to ensure the integrity of cricket is upheld.”