• Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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ICC suspends Sri Lanka bowling coach for match-fixing

Nuwan Zoysa

By: Sarwar Alam

Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Zoysa was suspended by the International Cricket Council Wednesday after the bowling coach was accused of match-fixing and other “corrupt conduct”. His suspension comes after Sri Lankan cricket was rocked by a documentary that allegedly showed cricketer Tharindu Mendis discussing a plan to doctor the pitch at Galle for the Test against England beginning next Tuesday. Zoysa was “party to an effort to fix or contrive or to otherwise influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or other aspect of an international match”, the ICC said. The ICC’s brief statement gave no further detail on the allegations. Sri…

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