Ex-Sri Lanka cricket captain faces corruption charges

    Ex-Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged with corruption.

    The International Cricket Council has accused the 49-year-old former all-rounder with two breaches of its anti-corruption code.

    It is alleged Jayasuriya failed to co-operate with an investigation by the governing body and obstructed the investigation by "concealing, tampering with or destroying evidence".

    He has 14 days to respond to the charges.

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