Former Sri Lankan off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has tried to lure fellow cricketers for match-fixing within the 2020 Lanka Premier League (LPL). The 40-year-old has been indicted by the Hambantota Excessive Court docket for his makes an attempt. Based on among the information shops in Senanayake made the method to Tharindu Ratnayake, who was taking part in for the Colombo Kings at the moment.
“Senanayake can be alleged to have contacted two different cricketers taking part within the inaugural LPL in 2020 through phone from Dubai, trying to steer them to interact in match-fixing,” a report within the Sri Lankan ‘Day by day Mirror’ said.
The Lawyer Basic’s Division stated this turns into the primary such indictment of a nationwide degree cricketer for match-fixing underneath the nation’s recently-introduced anti-corruption legislation. He was arrested and launched on bail in 2023. On the Colombo Chief Justice of the Peace’s Court docket had ordered the Controller Basic of Immigration and Emigration to impose a journey ban which might be efficient for a three-month interval.
The 40-year-old performed one Check, 49 ODIs and 24 T20 Internationals for Sri Lanka between 2012 and 2016 for a mixed haul of 78 wickets. He was a member of Sri Lanka’s 2014 T20 World Cup-winning squad.
Unlawful bowling motion
Off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been banned by the ICC for unlawful bowling motion throughout Sri Lanka’s tour of England in Might in 2014.
Senanayake’s ban has include quick impact, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) stated.
SLC stated it had acquired the ICC Bowling Motion Legality Evaluation Report pertaining to Senanayake. It was performed by the Cardiff Metropolitan College – Cardiff College of Sport in England.
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“The Normal ICC Unlawful Motion Testing Protocol was used to evaluate the diploma of elbow extension from the purpose of higher arm horizontal to ball launch inside the bowling motion,” the report stated.
“15-degree elbow extension threshold was exceeded within the 4 deliveries thought of to be suspect within the 4th ODI performed at Lords.”
(From Company inputs)