Sri Lankan spinner Praveen Jayawickrama, who last played for the national team in 2022, has been charged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching the Anti-Corruption Code. The charges are related to his failure to report approaches to engage in match-fixing during the Lanka Premier League (LPL) to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit.

Details of the Breach

• Failure to Report: Jayawickrama did not report the corrupt approaches made to him during the LPL.
• Message Deletion: Reports suggest that the spinner allegedly deleted messages related to the corrupt approaches.
• Charges Filed: The ICC has charged Jayawickrama with three counts of breaching the Anti-Corruption Code, specifically under Article 2.4.4 and Article 2.4.7.

Time to Respond

• Jayawickrama has been given two weeks to respond to the charges.

ICC Statement

The ICC, in a statement, clarified, “Following Articles 1.7.4.1 and 1.8.1 of the Code, Sri Lanka Cricket and the ICC have agreed that the ICC will take action concerning the Lanka Premier League charge alongside the International Match charges.”