ICC hands seven-year ban to former Sri Lanka performance analyst for trying to bribe minister

Sanath Jayasundara was charged by the ICC in May 2019 when he was provisionally suspended.
Former Sri Lanka performance analyst Sanath Jayasundara was handed a seven-year ban on Monday for breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
“Sanath Jayasundara, a former performance analyst at Sri Lanka Cricket, has been banned from all cricket for seven years after the ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
“The ban is backdated to 11 May 2019, when he was provisionally suspended,” said the International Cricket Council (ICC) in a statement.
The Tribunal found Jayasundara guilty on two counts.
“Article 2.1.3 – offering a bribe or other Reward to the Sri Lankan Sports Minister to contrive in any way or otherwise influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of an International Match.


