Sri Lanka batting nice Sanath Jayasuriya has been banned from all cricket for 2 years after breaching two counts of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption code, the sector governing body stated on Tuesday.
The ICC stated the previous captain had refused to cooperate with any investigation carried out by means of its anti-corruption unit (ACU) beneath Article 2.4.6 of the anti-corruption code.
It added in a remark that the 49-year-old had additionally been sanctioned for trying to disguise, break or tamper with evidence which may be the most important to anti-corruption investigation beneath Article 2.4.7 of the code.
"This conviction under the code demonstrates the importance of participants in cricket cooperating with investigations," ICC General Manager Alex Marshall stated.
"Compelling participants to cooperate under the code is a vital weapon in our efforts to rid our sport of corruptors."
Jayasuriya performed 110 Tests, scoring 6,973 runs with 14 hundreds sooner than his retirement from Test cricket in 2007.
But it was in the shorter form of the sport that he stamped his name on cricket. In a powerful opening partnership with wicketkeeper-batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana, Jayasuriya was a key member of Sri Lanka's leap forward 50-over World Cup triumph in 1996.
In all, Jayasuriya scored 13,428 runs in 444 one-day internationals.
In January, the ICC granted Sri Lankan cricketers a 15-day amnesty to document up to now undisclosed information with regards to corruption in the game.
"I am very grateful to those who participated in the amnesty and as a result of the information shared we now have a much clearer picture of the situation in Sri Lanka and our investigations are continuing," Marshall added.
The ICC stated the previous captain had refused to cooperate with any investigation carried out by means of its anti-corruption unit (ACU) beneath Article 2.4.6 of the anti-corruption code.
It added in a remark that the 49-year-old had additionally been sanctioned for trying to disguise, break or tamper with evidence which may be the most important to anti-corruption investigation beneath Article 2.4.7 of the code.
"This conviction under the code demonstrates the importance of participants in cricket cooperating with investigations," ICC General Manager Alex Marshall stated.
"Compelling participants to cooperate under the code is a vital weapon in our efforts to rid our sport of corruptors."
Jayasuriya performed 110 Tests, scoring 6,973 runs with 14 hundreds sooner than his retirement from Test cricket in 2007.
But it was in the shorter form of the sport that he stamped his name on cricket. In a powerful opening partnership with wicketkeeper-batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana, Jayasuriya was a key member of Sri Lanka's leap forward 50-over World Cup triumph in 1996.
In all, Jayasuriya scored 13,428 runs in 444 one-day internationals.
In January, the ICC granted Sri Lankan cricketers a 15-day amnesty to document up to now undisclosed information with regards to corruption in the game.
"I am very grateful to those who participated in the amnesty and as a result of the information shared we now have a much clearer picture of the situation in Sri Lanka and our investigations are continuing," Marshall added.
Jayasuriya handed two-year ban under ICC anti-corruption code
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