Sri Lanka captain, Coach, Manager admit to serious ICC Code violation

Shubhanshu Sharma
Published on: 22 Jun 2018 10:16 AM GMT
Sri Lanka captain, Coach, Manager admit to serious ICC Code violation
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Saint Lucia: Sri Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal, head coach Chandika Hathurusingha and manager Asanka Gurusinha have confessed to violating the ICC Code of Conduct, relating to the conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game.

They are likely to be suspended for two or four Tests or between four to eight limited-over internationals for the violation.

International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Dave Richardson charged them with Level 3 offence when Sri Lanka refused to take the field on the third morning of the second Test against West Indies here leading to two-hour delay in the start of play.

Sri Lanka deliberately committed the violation despite the on-field umpires informing them 10 minutes prior to the start of play that they were changing the ball over the suspicion of illegal alteration of the condition of the ball.

"This action was alleged to amount to a serious breach of the Laws of Cricket and to be contrary to the spirit of the game," the ICC said.

Earlier on Thursday, ICC appointed chairman of the ICC Code of Conduct commission Michael Beloff QC as the Judicial Commissioner to hear the case against Chandimal, Hathurusingha and Gurusinha to determine the appropriate sanction.

The global cricket governing body had further said the hearing will take place on Friday, and legal counsel for both parties and Chandimal will join via telephone or videoconference.

Earlier in the day, Chandimal denied charges of attempting to change the condition of the ball and had appealed against match referee Javagal Srinath’s verdict of banning him for one Test match.

Also Read: ICC appoints Michael Beloff QC to hear Chandimal’s appeal

"Dinesh Chandimal has appealed against the match referee’s findings that saw him suspended for one Test after being found guilty of changing the condition of the ball," the ICC said on its Twitter handle.

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Chandimal had been charged by the ICC after video evidence indicated that he applied saliva to the ball shortly after putting what the ICC suggested was a sweet into his mouth.

He pleaded not guilty, before attending the hearing where Srinath handed Chandimal the maximum punishment available under the code — two suspension points and a fine of 100 percent of his match fee.

On-field umpires Aleem Dar, Ian Gould and third umpire Richard Kettleborough had charged Chandimal after the third day’s play of the second Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies on Saturday with changing the condition of the ball in breach of clause 41.3 of the ICC Standard Test Match, ODI and T20I Playing Conditions.

With the third Test starting Saturday, the Islanders would be hoping for a verdict in their favour on Friday.

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Shubhanshu Sharma

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