ICC bans Sanath Jayasuriya from all cricketing events for 2 years

Jayasuriya admitted to being in breach of the Article 2.4.6 and Article 2.4.7 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code

Former Sri Lankan skipper Sanath Jayasuriya has been slapped with a 2-year ban from all the cricketing events as he was found guilty of breaching two breaching two counts of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. The global cricket body confirmed the development on Tuesday through a media release.

“This conviction under the Code demonstrates the importance of participants in cricket cooperating with investigations. Compelling participants to cooperate under the Code is a vital weapon in our efforts to rid our sport of corruptors. These rules are essential to maintaining the integrity of our sport,” said ICC General Manager – ACU Alex Marshall.

As learned from the release, Jayasuriya admitted to being in breach of the following provisions of the Code:

Article 2.4.6 – Failure or refusal, without compelling justification, to cooperate with any investigation carried out by the ACU, including failure to provide accurately and completely any information and/or documentation requested by the ACU as part of such investigation.

Article 2.4.7 – Obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence or may lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code.

Following his admissions of breaching the above-mentioned counts, Jayasuriya accepted a sanction of a two-year period of ineligibility.

The amnesty has worked very well and has delivered significant new and important intelligence. This new information has assisted a number of our ongoing investigations and has resulted in some new investigations getting underway,” Marshall added.