He has, thus, breached article 2.4.6 and 2.4.7 of the ICC’s anti-corruption code of conduct. He was the chief selector—his second spell—during the series that Sri Lanka lost 3-2. He had met the president, prime minister and sports minister and urged them to legislate against cricket corruption so as to cleanse the country of cricket-corruption. Most recently, they lost to Bangladesh and Afghanistan in the Asia Cup, a few months after they had contrived to draw a Test series against the West Indies. It is a huge story, he is one of the iconic figures – if not only Sri Lanka cricket but also world cricket.

Source: Indian Express October 15, 2018 19:07 UTC