Marlon Samuels

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):

Embattled West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels faces disciplinary action after being charged by the West Indies Cricket Board for misconduct relating to last year's bookie scandal.

The WICB's corporate secretary Tony Deyal confirmed Samuels had been charged but said he would now go before the disciplinary committee.

"He has been charged and the matter referred to the disciplinary committee," Deyal was quoted as saying.

"We are working on getting copies of all the documents to the committee so they can read them and call a hearing."

The development follows an inquiry carried out by Jamaican lawyer Derek Jones, after the WICB was asked by the International Cricket Council to investigate the matter.

Last year, officials from the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit had travelled to India to investigate Samuels' links to an Indian bookmaker, following a report from police in the city of Nagpur.

Passed on team information

Indian police alleged that Samuels passed on team information to a bookmaker on the eve of a one-day match between West Indies and India, during a series in January last year.

At the time, Samuels denied any wrongdoing and the WICB threw their support behind the player.

Earlier this week, ICC banned Samuels from trundling his off-spin in international matches after his action was deemed to be illegal.

He had been reported by umpires for a suspect action relating to his faster ball following the Test series against South Africa, but an independent analysis revealed his off-break and fast deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under regulations.