Times of Islamabad

ICC charges two international cricketers over corruption allegations

ICC charges two international cricketers over corruption allegations

DUBAI – The International Cricket Council (ICC) charges two internationalcricketers over corruption allegations.

ICC on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board, has charged former Sri Lankancricketers Nuwan Zoysa and Avishka Gunawardene for breaching ECB’sAnti-Corruption Code for Participants for the T10 League played in theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) in December 2017.

While Zoysa has been charged for breaching four counts, Gunawardene hasviolated two counts of ECB’s Anti-Corruption Code.

The ICC was appointed by the ECB as the Designated Anti-Corruption Officialfor the purposes of the ECB’s Code for this tournament and as such areissuing these charges on the ECB’s behalf.

The charges follow a recent amnesty to participants who had previouslyfailed to report any information concerning corrupt conduct in Sri Lankancricket.