Sri Lanka bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa charged with breaching ICC conduct code

Sri Lanka bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa has been charged with three counts of breaching the ICC’s anti-corruption code and suspended with immediate effect.

Zoysa - who played in 95 ODIs and 20 Tests for Sri Lanka between 1997 and 2007 - has 14 days to respond to the charges.

The 40-year-old is charged with breaking the following ICC regulations:

Article 2.1.1: Being party to an effort to fix or contrive or to otherwise influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or other aspect of an International match.

Article 2.1.4: Directly soliciting, inducing, enticing or encouraging a player to breach Code Article 2.1.1.

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Article 2.4.4: Failing to disclose to the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit full details of any approaches or invitations he received to engage in corrupt conduct under the Code.

Image: Sanath Jayasuriya was charged with two counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code

Earlier this month, former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya was charged with two counts of breaching the anti-corruption Code.

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Jayasuriya was charged with trying to conceal, destroy or tamper with evidence that could be crucial to the anti-corruption investigation.

He was also accused of refusing to cooperate with any investigation conducted by the ICC's anti-corruption unit.

Jayasuriya responded by saying he always conducted himself "with integrity and transparency with matters concerning the sport".

He played 110 Tests, 445 one-day internationals and 31 Twenty20s for Sri Lanka between 1989 and 2011.

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