Lasith Malinga received a suspended one-year cricket ban after the fast bowler pleaded guilty to a charge of speaking to the media without permission, Sri Lanka’s cricket board said Tuesday. The sanction is suspended for six months and Malinga will also be fined 50 percent of the match fee from his next One-Day International, Sri Lanka Cricket said. The charge against Malinga came from his response to criticism by Sri Lanka’s sports minister over the team’s fitness levels. Read - Lasith Malinga gets fourth international hat-trick in 2nd T20I vs BangladeshSri Lanka Cricket appointed a three-member disciplinary committee with Malinga pleading guilty Tuesday to breaching his contract with the board by speaking to the media without permission. Team officials earlier made a presentation to Jayasekara over the players’ fitness program, Sri Lanka cricket manager Asanka Gurusinha said.

Source: Hindustan Times June 27, 2017 17:48 UTC