The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Sri Lanka spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been charged with three counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

Jayawickrama allegedly failed to report to the Anti-Corruption Unit without delay, that he was approached to carry out fixing during International matches and in the 2021 Lanka Premier League.

The Sri Lanka bowler was also reportedly found to have deleted messages related to the approach for conducting corrupt practices. Jayawickrama has 14 days from 6 August to respond to the charges.

Source: ICC