Sri Lanka鈥檚 Chandimal charged with ball-tampering
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Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been charged with altering the condition of the ball in the second test against West Indies, the International Cricket Council said yesterday.
Angry Sri Lankan players refused to take the field on the third day of the match in St Lucia on Saturday, delaying the resumption of play for almost two hours, after the ICC said umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould had changed the ball and awarded West Indies five penalty runs.
鈥淪ri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been charged for breaching Level 2.2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct,鈥 the ICC tweeted.
The breach relates to changing the condition of the ball. The same charge was levelled against Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft who was caught on camera rubbing a piece of sandpaper on the ball against South Africa in March.
Sri Lanka refused to leave its dressing room for nearly 90 minutes. Then the team went out to the middle and walked back to the boundary, where the argument with officials continued for another 40 minutes.
Sri Lanka Cricket said the team had denied any wrongdoing.
鈥淪LC advised the team to take the field to ensure the continuity of the match and wish to commend the decision taken by the team to continue with the game 鈥榰nder protest鈥 to ensure the upholding of the spirit of the game,鈥 the cricket board said in a statement. 鈥淭he team management has informed us that Sri Lankan players have not engaged in any wrongdoing.
鈥淪LC shall take all necessary steps to defend any player, in the event any unwarranted allegation is brought against a member of the team.鈥
The West Indies resumed on day three on 118-2, which was bumped up to 123-2 by the penalty runs. But the home side was all out in quick succession after tea for 300, a lead of 47 on the first innings.
Sri Lanka was 34-1 at stumps in its second innings, trailing by 13.
West Indies won the first test of the three-match series by 226 runs.
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