The International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed strict measures on West Indies fast-bowler Javon Searles, Titans team owner Chitranjan Rathod, and team official Griffith for violating the anti-corruption regulations of Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the ICC. The trio faces charges related to the Bim10 Tournament 2023/24 under the CWI Anti-Corruption Code, with Griffith also facing a charge concerning International Matches under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
The ICC has placed all three individuals under immediate provisional suspension from all cricket activities. They have been granted a 14-day period, starting from March 11, 2026, to respond to the allegations. Rathod, Searles, and Griffith are each confronted with multiple charges under the CWI Code, with Griffith also facing an additional charge under the ICC Code.
The charges against the accused include offenses such as fixing or influencing matches improperly, soliciting others to commit violations, and failing to cooperate with anti-corruption investigations. Searles and Griffith are specifically accused of not disclosing approaches that could breach the CWI Code. Griffith is further charged with obstructing the ACU’s investigation by concealing or tampering with relevant information.
Javon Searles has a cricketing background representing the West Indies Under-19s, playing for Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL from 2014-19, and featuring in the IPL for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2018.
