ICC charges Ansari for breaching anti-corruption code during Pak-Lanka series

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday charged Irfan Ansari for breaching anti-corruption code.

As per details, the former employee and organizer of Sharjah Cricket Stadium was charged for directly soliciting, inducing, enticing or encouraging a participant to breach the anti-corruption code.

The charges relate to an incident wherein Ansari approached Pakistan cricket team captain Sarfraz Ahmed during an ODI series against Sri Lanka in UAE last year.

Sarfraz had immediately reported the approach to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

According to the statement by the ICC, Ansari has been charged with three counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code and has been provisionally suspended with immediate effect.

Charges include breaching clauses 2.3.3 which is about encouraging a participant to misuse inside information for corrupt purposes.

While another charge under clause 2.4.6 is for refusing to cooperate with the anti-corruption unite (ACU) of International Cricket Council.

The ICC has given Ansari 14 days to respond to the charges.