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Sanath Jayasundara, a former performance analyst at Sri Lanka Cricket, has been banned from all cricket for seven years after International Cricket Council Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
The ban is backdated to 11 May 2019, when he was provisionally suspended, said the information made available here on Monday by the ICC.
Following a full hearing and presentation of written and oral argument, the Tribunal found Jayasundara guilty of:
Article 2.1.3 – offering a bribe or other Reward to the Sri Lankan Sports Minister to contrive in any way or otherwise influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of an International Match
Article 2.4.7 – obstructing or delaying an ACU investigation into possible corrupt conduct under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code
Alex Marshall, ICC General Manager – Integrity Unit, said: Jayasundara’s attempt to bribe a Minister is a grave transgression while the efforts to cover up his tracks and the lack of remorse are hugely disappointing.
“We won’t tolerate corrupt conduct in our sport and my team will be relentless in preventing such behaviour.
This ban should serve as a deterrent for anyone who may be tempted along the wrong path.”
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka T20 player Bhanuka Rajapaksa was fined $5,000 and handed a suspended one year ban Monday for giving interviews critical of the national board management.
Sri Lanka Cricket said the 29-year-old was in breach of his contract with the interviews to local media and on social media platforms.
His ban was suspended for two years, however, and the board said Rajapaksa has been included in a training squad for a series against India starting July 13.
The left-hand batsman told interviewers last month that he was dropped from the just-concluded tour of England where Sri Lanka lost the one-day and T20 series.
He played his first T20 against Pakistan in October 2019 and the last in January 2020 against India.—AFP
