Sri Lanka test captain Dinesh Chandimal has appealed against match referee Javagal Srinath’s findings that saw him suspended for one Test after being found guilty of changing the condition of the ball in the second Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka at Gros Islet.
“BREAKING: Dinesh Chandimal has appealed against the match referee’s findings that saw him suspended for one Test after being found guilty of changing the condition of the ball” the ICC release reads.
Besides being found guilty of changing the condition of the ball, Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusinghe and manager Asanka Gurusinha were also charged with a breach of Article 2.3.1, a Level 3 offence, which relates to “conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game”. While Chandimal has appealed, he could stand to miss both Tests against South Africa in July and further ODIs if found guilty.
On-field umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould, and third umpire Richard Kettleborough had charged Chandimal after play on Saturday for changing the condition of the ball in breach of clause 41.3 of the ICC Standard Test Match, ODI and T20I Playing Conditions.
Chandimal had pleaded not guilty and in order to back it’s captain Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) has decided to challenge the sentence.
“Board CEO Mr. Ashley De Silva drafted a proposal after went through all the details and sent it to Honorable Sports Minister Faizer Mustapha for the approval. Honorable Minister was also on the view that Board must back Chandimal” A top official of SLC told Cricket Age.
