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Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya, who has been charged with two counts of breaching the ICC anti-corruption code, said in a statement that he has always conducted himself with integrity.
The charges relate to failure or refusal to cooperate with an ACU investigation and obstructing or delaying an investigation, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information which may be relevant, a statement said. Jayasuriya has 14 days from October 15 to respond to the charges.
The Sri Lankan added that he has not been accused of match-fixing or pitch-fixing.
The former chairman of selectors was asked to submit a phone last year for an investigation, but Jayasuriya didn’t handover his phone. According to News18, the Sri Lankan explained that he didn’t want to handover the phone because there are some personal materials, which he didn’t want the investigators to see.
The former opening batsman added that he is not in a position to make a comment on his charges.
(With inputs from IANS)
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