NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama, 25, faces three charges for violating the ICC's anti-corruption code, including failing to report match-fixing approaches and obstructing an investigation by deleting relevant messages. These charges relate to incidents in international matches and the Lanka Premier League in 2021, and Jayawickrama has until August 20 to respond.
One of the charges is under Article 2.4.4 for "failing to report to the ACU, without unnecessary delay, details of an approach he received to carry out fixing in future International Matches."
He faces a second count under the same article for not reporting "details of an approach he received in which he was asked to approach another player, on a corrupter's behalf, to carry out fixing in the 2021 Lanka Premier League."
He is also charged under Article 2.4.7 for "obstructing the investigation" by allegedly deleting messages related to the corrupt approaches.
"Reportedly, the Sri Lanka bowler was found to have deleted messages related to the approach for conducting corrupt practices," stated the ICC.
The ICC noted that action regarding the Lanka Premier League charge will be managed alongside charges related to International Matches.
"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," read the ICC statement.
Jayawickrama now faces a critical period to respond to these serious allegations within the stipulated 14-day timeframe.
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