Former Sri Lanka skipper Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged with two counts of breaching the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption code. The ICC confirmed the news on Monday.
The governing body, in its statement, confirmed that the legendary batsman refused to cooperate with any investigation conducted by its anti-corruption unit (ACU). 49-year-old has also been charged with trying to conceal, destroy or tamper with evidence that could be crucial to anti-corruption investigation.
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The legendary batsman has been charged under ICC’s Article 2.4.6 and 2.4.7, which related to obstructing Anti-corruption Unit’s investigations and also tampering or hiding evidence in order to delay the investigation.
“Mr Jayasuriya has 14 days from 15 October 2018 to respond to the charges. The ICC will not make any further comment in respect of these charges at this stage,” the ICC statement said.
Last year, the Jayasuriya-led selection panel resigned en masse following protests over Sri Lanka’s slump in form.
Earlier this month, the ICC said the ACU was investigating serious allegations of corruption in Sri Lankan cricket and has provided a detailed briefing to the country’s president, prime minister and sports minister.
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Jayasuriya is one of the most decorated players in the history of Sri Lanka’s cricket. He is the only player to score over 12,000 runs and capture more than 300 wickets in One Day International cricket. He was one of the main reasons behind Sri Lanka’s fairytale triumph in the 1996 World Cup. The hard-hitting batsman had gone on to scoop the award for the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
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He bid adieu to Test cricket in 2007 and limited-overs cricket four years later.
Overall, he represented Sri Lanka in 110 Tests, 445 ODIs and 31 T20Is. He scored over 20,000 international runs in addition to picking up 400 wickets across formats.