Marlon Samuels has been charged under the ICC's anti-corruption code, on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board for breaching four codes of their Anti-Corruption Code for Participants of the T10 League.
The ICC explained Samuels’ charges in a statement: ‘Samuels has been charged under the breach of Article 2.4.2, which says about failing to disclose to the Designated Anti-Corruption Official, the receipt of any gift, payment, hospitality or other benefits that was made or given in circumstances that could bring the Participant or the sport of cricket into disrepute.
‘He has also been charged under breach of Article 2.4.3 – failing to disclose to the Designated Anti-Corruption Official receipt of hospitality with a value of 750 US Dollar or more, Article 2.4.6 failing to cooperate with the Designated Anti-Corruption Official's investigation and Article 2.4.7 obstructing or delaying the Designated Anti-Corruption Official's investigation by concealing information that may have been relevant to the investigation’.
Samuels has been given a period of 14 days, starting from 21 September, to respond to these charges. The ICC added that they would not make further comments of these charges at this stage.
Samuels represented West Indies from 2000 to 2018. He played 71 Test matches, 207 ODIs and 67 T20Is. He was adjudged the Player of the Match in the finals of the 2012 and 2016 Men's T20 World Cup triumphs of West Indies.