Nuwan Zoysa charged on 3 counts of breaching ICC Anti-Corruption Code

Sri Lankan bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa has been charged by the  ICC Anti Corruption Unit on three counts including being party to an effort to fix an international match.

A statement issued by the ICC reads as follows - 

Mr Zoysa has been provisionally suspended with immediate effect. The charges are as follows: 

Article 2.1.1 – being party to an effort to fix or contrive or to otherwise influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or other aspect of an International match.
Article 2.1.4 – directly soliciting, inducing, enticing or encouraging a player to breach Code Article 2.1.1.
Article 2.4.4 – failing to disclose to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit full details of any approaches or invitations he received to engage in corrupt conduct under the Code.

Mr Zoysa has 14 days from 1 November 2018 to respond to the charges. The ICC will not make any further comment in respect of these charges at this stage.