Sri Lanka former players Avishka Gunawardene and Nuwan Zoysa have asked Secretary of Emirates Cricket Council (ECB) to provide certain informations regarding the T10 league.
On May 10, the International Cricket Council (ICC), on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), charged Zoysa for breaching four counts of the ECB Anti-Corruption Code for Participants for the T10 League (the ‘Code’) and Gunawardene for two counts.
The charges relate to the T10 Cricket League played in the UAE in December 2017. The ICC was appointed by the ECB as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official for the purposes of the ECB’s Code for this tournament and as such are issuing these charges on the ECB’s behalf.
Here are the excerpts from Avishka’s counsel’s email to ECB:
“Our clients have been served with a charge sheet dated 09/05/2019 by ICC-ACU claiming to act on your behalf as agent for allegedly breaching Article 2.1.1, 2.1.4, 2.4.4 and 2.4.6 of the Emirates Cricket Board Anti-Corruption Code.
Further to our previous communications, without prejudice to our client’s legal rights in law and/or any purported contracts that ECB and/or ICC ACU may rely upon; to take action as may be required against SLC, ECB or ICC.
As you would have noted the allegations are in respect of a T10 Cricket League reported to be owned by T10 Sports Management and founded by Shaji Ul Mulk which had been played in the United Arab Emirates from 14th to 17th December 2017.
You will note from the attached communication that our client has requested for information and documentation under Sri Lankan Law from both SLC and the Ministry of Sports with regards to this tournament. Further to that we write to request from you the following:
1. All agreements between ECB and ICC to act as Agent for the said T10 Tournament.
2. All agreements entered between the players and participants of ‘Team Sri Lanka’ and/or ‘Colombo Lions’ that participated in this tournament.
3. What is the connection between Mr. Shaji Ul Mulk and the ECB?
4. Was this tournament sanctioned by ICC in 2017? If so a copy of any such document.
5. Was the said tournament a domestic or an international Tournament under ECB and/or ICC rules?
6. All records of payments with amounts to ‘Team Sri Lanka’ and/or ‘Colombo Lions’ players and participants.
