A Sri Lankan trio suspended for most of Proteas' tour



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Cape Town – Captain of Sri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal Coach Chandika Hathurusingha and Director Asanka Gurusinha were suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) continued According to the official website of the ICC, the three men pleaded guilty of conduct contrary to the spirit of the game during the Test against the Caribbean last month in St. Lucia

. state of the ball during the second day of play of the second try

The captain of Sri Lanka was suspected of having used saliva and a candy to alter the ball and give it more effect after television pictures had it picked up

Independent Judicial Commissioner, Michael Beloff QC, granted Chandimal, Hathurusinghe and Gurusinha eight suspension points each on Monday – which means that the trio was also suspended for the first four ODI and the last Test match against South Africa, starting on Friday

As eight suspension points equate to a ban of two tests and four ODI / T20Is or eight ODI / T20Is, whichever comes first for player or player support staff, The Commissioner's decision means all three will also remain suspended for Dambulla ODI (July 29th and August 1st) as well as ODI of Kandy (August 5 and 8).

Although these are the first offenses for Hathurusinghe and Gurusinha, this C is the second time that Chandimal has been sanctioned since the introduction of the revised Code in September 2016.

Chandimal has received four points of unsuitability for violating Article 2.2.9 in the same test, and, therefore, he now has 10 points of incapacity

Suspension for Hathurusinghe and Gurusinha means that They will be prohibited from entering the locker room of players and attending ceremonies and post-match presentations.

Sri Lanka leads the test series of two games 1-0, with its Econd Test starting Friday in Colombo.

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