Sri Lanka’s Praveen Jayawickrama Charged For Breaching ICC Anti-Corruption Code

Sri Lankan spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been charged with three counts of breaching the ICC anti-corruption code, together with failure to report match-fixing strategy directly and disruption of proof. The 25-year-old left-arm spinner Jayawickrama allegedly did not report back to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit approaches made to him to repair worldwide matches in addition to Lanka Premier League video games in 2021.

The ICC stated on its web site on Thursday, “Reportedly, the Sri Lanka bowler was discovered to have deleted messages associated to the strategy for conducting corrupt practices.” The participant has been given 14 days to reply beginning August 6.

Jayawickrama has been charged beneath Article 2.4.4, which pertains to “failing to report back to the ACU, with out pointless delay, particulars of an strategy he acquired to hold out fixing in future Worldwide Matches.” The second offence can also be associated to Article 2.4.4, which pertains to “failing to report back to the ACU with out pointless delay, particulars of an strategy he acquired by which he was requested to strategy one other participant, on a corrupter’s behalf, to hold out fixing within the 2021 Lanka Premier League.” The cricketer has additionally been charged with “obstructing the investigation”.

The ICC stated, “Article 2.4.7 – Obstructing the investigation by deleting messages by which the approaches and provides to have interaction in corrupt conduct had been made.” The ICC added, “Following Articles 1.7.4.1 and 1.8.1 of the Code, Sri Lanka Cricket and the ICC have agreed that the ICC will take motion in regards to the Lanka Premier League cost alongside the Worldwide Match expenses.”