Jayawickrama handed one-year ban for breaching anti-corruption code

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Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been handed a one-year ban from all cricket by the ICC, with the last six months suspended. Jayawickrama admitted to breaching the anti-corruption code set out by the governing body.

In August the ICC charged Jayawickrama with two breaches of the code. He has admitted to breaching article 2.4.7, which relates to: "Obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU [anti-corruption unit], including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence or may lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code."

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The charges, according to an ICC release, relate to international cricket and the Lanka Premier League (LPL).

Having made his international debut in a Test against Bangladesh in April 2021, Jayawickrama has played five Tests, five ODIs and five T20Is. His last appearance for Sri Lanka was in a T20I series at home against Australia in 2022.

In LPL 2021, Jayawickrama was a part of the Jaffna Kings side that won its second title. He played one match that season, taking two wickets. In LPL 2024, he turned out for Dambulla Sixers.