CORRUPTION IN CRICKET

Sri Lanka's performance analyst charged for corruption

by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on

Jayasundara has been associated with Sri Lanka cricket for more than 15 © Getty

Sanath Jayasundara, a performance analyst with Sri Lanka Cricket, has been handed a provisional suspension by the ICC with immediate effect on Saturday (May 11) for two counts of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct. Jayasundara has 14 days to respond to the charges.

The analyst has been charged with "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" as per Article 2.1.3. Alternatively, as per Article 2.1.1, he faces a charge of "contriving in any way or otherwise influencing improperly the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of an International Match".

Jayasundara has also been charged as per Article 2.4.7 of the Code of Conduct which deals with "obstructing or delaying an ACU investigation into possible corrupt conduct under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code".

Jayasundara, who has been associated with Sri Lanka cricket for more than 15 years, had served as the video analyst of the national team before joining the SLC 'Brain Center'.

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