Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal denies ball-tampering after ICC charge
Monday 18 June 2018 11:22, UK
Sri Lanka skipper Dinesh Chandimal has pleaded not guilty after being charged of ball-tampering by the ICC during the second Test against Windies in Saint Lucia.
Chandimal, 28, will face a hearing after the game, with the ICC saying the Sri Lanka captain had been charged for "breaching Level 2.2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct" - a rule which deals with altering the state of the ball.
An ICC statement read: "The officials laid the charge after footage from the final session's play on Friday appeared to show the Sri Lanka captain taking sweets from his pocket and putting these in his mouth, before applying the artificial substance to the ball which the umpires viewed as an attempt to change its condition.
"Video evidence will be used in the hearing, which will also be attended by the match officials as well as members of the Sri Lanka team management
Sri Lanka refused to take to the field for two hours on Saturday, following a decision by umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould to charge the ball.
The tourists eventually resumed, with Windies having been awarded five penalty runs.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said the team had denied any wrongdoing and that it would take every step to defend its players "in the event any unwarranted allegation".
