Sri Lanka vs Windies | Dinesh Chandimal suspended for third test for his involvement in ball-tampering
Dinesh Chandimal will miss Sri Lanka’s third Test match against the West Indies after being found guilty of ball tampering by the ICC on Tuesday. Match referee Javagal Srinath stated that Chandimal had used saliva along with an external substance, which is prohibited under the ICC Code of Conduct.
Dinesh Chandimal was found guilty of changing the condition of the ball during the second day’s play of the second Test at Gros Islet on Monday. After the conclusion of the match, the Sri Lankan captain was handed a suspension from the third Test and was fined 100 per cent of his match fees.
“It is clear that Dinesh Chandimal applied an artificial substance to the ball, namely saliva containing the residue of something he had in his mouth, an action which is prohibited under the ICC Code of Conduct,” said match referee Javagal Srinath after the judgement as quoted by scroll.in.
The player was suspected of using saliva and a sweet to tamper with the ball and give it more spin after television images picked it up. According to the law, Chandimal was handed two suspension points which equate to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whatever comes first for the player. Explaining the decision Srinath said he had reviewed the images carefully.
“Dinesh took something from his pocket and put it into his mouth. After sucking or chewing whatever he put in his mouth for a few seconds Dinesh then proceeded to spit on his finger and polish the ball with his saliva which would have contained the residue of the artificial substance that he had in his mouth, on two separate occasions,” he said.
The referee also said that Chandimal had been less than convincing in his defence.
“During the hearing, Dinesh admitted to putting something in his mouth but couldn’t remember what it was, which I found unconvincing as a defence,” he said.
There was no immediate comment from Sri Lanka’s cricket board when contacted by AFP on Tuesday. At the time of the incident, Chandimal denied charges when they were filed by on-field umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould, and third umpire Richard Kettleborough.
There were concerns that the Test match was in jeopardy on the third morning on Saturday when Chandimal refused to lead his team onto the field for the continuation of the West Indies first innings after he was informed of the charge by the umpires and the application of a five-run penalty.
Chandimal would miss the day/night Barbados Test, starting from Saturday. With the draw in the second Test, West Indies lead the three-match Test series 1-0 at the moment.
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