Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal will miss the third and final Test against the West Indies which starts on Saturday after his appeal against a one-match ball-tampering suspension was rejected.<\/p>\n
Chandimal received the ban for his actions in the second Test in St. Lucia. He was also punished two suspension points and 100 percent of his match fee.<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka would not play on the third morning of the game, disputing the ball-tampering charge by the umpires. The delay lasted two hours and the Test eventually ended in a draw on Monday.<\/p>\n
Michael Beloff, chairman of the ICC\u2019s code of conduct commission, turned down Chandimal\u2019s appeal after a four-hour hearing on Friday during which both parties were represented by legal counsel.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe original decision of the ICC match referee Javagal Srinath, handing Chandimal the maximum punishment available under the code, i.e. two suspension points and a fine of 100 percent of his match fee, will stand,\u201d cricket\u2019s governing body said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cChandimal will therefore miss the day\/night Barbados Test. Furthermore, and because two suspension points correspond to four demerit points, these will remain on Chandimal\u2019s disciplinary record.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ICC said it would provide Beloff\u2019s \u201cwritten reasoned decision\u201d on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, manager Asanka Gurusinha and Chandimal had previously admitted breaching the \u201cspirit of cricket\u201d by refusing to play for two hours.<\/p>\n
The breaches carry an imposition of four to eight suspension points and a hearing on those will be held on July 10. Until then, Hathurusinghe and Gurusinha can continue in their roles.<\/p>\n
Chandimal was found guilty by Srinath of changing the condition of the ball. Video appeared to show he put saliva on the ball after the ICC suggested he put a sweet in his mouth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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