Jayawickrama banned under ICC Anti-Corruption Code

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Sri Lanka player Praveen Jayawickrama from all cricket for one year, of which six months are suspended after he admitted breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

Jayawickrama admitted to being in breach of the following provision under the Code:

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 that may be evidence or may lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code.

As a result of the admission, Jayawickrama has accepted a sanction of one year of ineligibility, of which the last six months are suspended.

The charges relate to international cricket and the Lanka Premier League. In agreement with Sri Lanka Cricket, the ICC acted under Articles 1.7.4.1 and 1.8.1 of the Code.

The ICC Anti-Corruption Code and the complete decision (redacted to protect the identities of the ICC’s witnesses and other third parties) can be found here.

An earlier media release issued on the charge is available here