Dilhara Lokuhettige has become the third former Sri Lanka player in the past month to be hit with corruption charges.
The 38-year-old, who won nine one-day and two Twenty20 caps for his country, joins former World Cup winner and selector Sanath Jayasuriya and bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa, who were both charged after investigation by the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit (ACU).
Lokuhettige’s case differs in that his three charges relate to breaches of the Emirates Cricket Board’s code and relate to last December’s T10 Cricket League in the UAE.
Lokuhettige was not listed as a player or coach with any of the T10 squads, which included a ‘Team Sri Lanka’ side. Zoysa was the team’s bowling coach.
Lokuhettige has been provisionally suspended with immediate effect, the ICC has announced.
The world governing body detailed the charges, which accuse Lokuhettige of: being party to an effort to contrive or fix an aspect of a domestic match; encouraging a player to influence an aspect of a match; and, failing to swiftly disclose the issue to the designated anti-corruption officer.
The ICC said: “Mr Lokuhettige has 14 days from November 13, 2018 to respond to the charges. The ICC will not make any further comment in respect of these charges at this stage.
