Praveen Jayawickrama, the 25-year-old Sri Lankan spinner, has been charged with three counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code on August 8, 2024.
Jayawickrama allegedly failed to immediately report to the Anti-Corruption Unit that he had been solicited to manipulate international matches and the 2021 Lanka Premier League.
According to reports, the Sri Lanka bowler deleted messages about the method of undertaking corrupt practices. Jayawickrama has 14 days from August 6, 2024, to answer to the charges.
The spinner has played 15 international matches for Sri Lanka including 5 ODIs, 5 Tests, and 5 T20Is, and has taken a total of 32 wickets.
Jayawickrama has been levied the following offenses under the code:
Article 2.4.4 – Failing to report to the Anti-Corruption Unit, without unnecessary delay, details of an approach he received to carry out fixing in future International Matches.
Article 2.4.4 – Failing to report to the Anti-Corruption Unit, without unnecessary delay, 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.
Article 2.4.7 – Obstructing the investigation by deleting messages in which the approaches and offers to engage in corrupt conduct were made.
According to 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 on both the Lanka Premier League and international match charges.
Jayawickrama's last international outing for Sri Lanka was in the 2022 T20I series against Australia.
(ICC inputs)
