Home Current Affair February 2019 Former Captain Sanath Jayasuriya Banned from Cricket for 2 years

Former Captain Sanath Jayasuriya Banned from Cricket for 2 years


  • Former Captain of Sri-Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya has been banned from cricket for 2 years, after admitting two breaching of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
  • The charges include refusal to cooperate with an Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) investigation, obstructing or delaying the investigation, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other relevant information.
  • Sri Lankan cricket has been under investigation by ICC for last few years and Jayasurya was served a notice a few months back. He served as chair of the selection committee during 2016-17 during which team performance dipped and has remained uneven since then.

Published On : 27 Feb 2019

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