Jayasuriya charged with breaching ICC anti-corruption code

The 49-year-old has been given 14 days to respond to the charges starting October 15. The ICC said it will not make any further comments on the charges at this point in time.

Legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya, who is also known to be one of Sri Lankan cricket's greatest heroes, has been charged with two counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. The 49-year-old has been given 14 days to respond to the charges starting October 15.

1. 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.

2. 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.

The ICC said it will not make any further comments on the charges at this point in time.

Jayasuriya has played in 445 ODIs, in which he scored 13430 runs including 28 hundreds. In 110 Tests he played, he scored 6973 runs including 14 hundreds.