ICC charge Dinesh Chandimal after ball-tampering row
The incident involving the Sri Lankan cricket team and the West Indies team resulted in the ICC imposing a sanction on Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal. This was after Sri Lanka refused to take to the field for two hours on day three after the umpires penalised them for alleged ball-tampering.
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The Sri Lankan team under the leadership of skipper Dinesh Chandimal refused to set foot onto the pitch and delayed the start of play for over two hours after umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould decided to charge the tourists with altering the state of the ball during the latter stages of Friday’s play.
Now the ICC has leveled charges on Chandimal for “breaching Level 2.2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct” as they announced on their official Twitter handle today. The ICC warned at the time that they might take further action if required.
“If there are any, Code of Conduct charges will follow as per usual at
The visitors were handed five penalty runs on Saturday, although that seemed like a minor punishment compared to the Sri Lankans’ obvious anger at being accused of a serious allegation like ‘ball-tampering’, especially after the whole ‘Sandpapergate’ saga. However, in a statement, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confidently backed their players.
“The team management has informed us that Sri Lankan players have not engaged in any wrongdoing. SLC advised the team to take the field to ensure the continuity of the match and wish to commend the decision taken by the team ‘under protest’ to ensure the upholding of the spirit of the game.”
However, Chandimal & Co. fought back well when play resumed on Saturday to limit the West Indies first-innings lead to 47 runs as the hosts, who started the day at 118 for two, lost their last six wickets for 59 runs and