Dambulla, Aug 18 (IANS) Sri Lankan cricket board Wednesday suspended off-spinner Suraj Randiv for a match and ordered forfeiture of the match fees of opener Tillakaratne Dilshan for acting in an unsporting manner that deprived Indian opener Virender Sehwag a century in the third one-day international of the tri-series here Monday.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in a statement said that skipper Kumar Sangakkara was also reprimanded and has been advised to ensure that such incident don’t occur again in future.
‘Sri Lanka Cricket is extremely proud of its team and their achievements over the years. It is of paramount importance to maintain the discipline of the Gentlemen’s game, especially with Sri Lanka Cricket being winners of the ‘ICC Spirit of the Game’ award for two consecutive years,’ SLC said in a statement.
‘As such Sri Lanka Cricket has taken a stern decision against Suraj Randiv and T.M. Dilshan, for their actions during the 3rd ODI of the Micromax Tri-Series held on August 16, 2010, between India, in Dambulla, wherein Virender Sehwag was deprived of scoring his century due to the delivery of a no ball by Suraj Randiv,’ the statement added.
The disciplinary actions was taken by the six-member committee that met here to take actions on the report submitted by the team manager.
‘Suraj Randiv has been suspended from the next match against New Zealand tomorrow and his match fee for the India vs. Sri Lankan match on August 16, 2010, has been forfeited,’ the statement read.
‘TM Dilshan’s interference in this issue has resulted in his match fee for the same match also being forfeited. Furthermore, Captain Kumar Sangakkara, too has been advised to ensure that repetition of such incidents do not occur, where disrepute will be brought to the game of Cricket, affecting the spirit of the game,’ the statement added.
The incident Monday took place in the 35th over when Sehwag, batting on 99 and India needing just one run for victory, struck Randiv for a huge six over long-off and raised his bat in celebration, only to realise a moment later that it was a big no-ball from the off-spinner and his runs would not be counted.
Sehwag remained on 99 and missed his 13th ODI hundred when Randiv, who had not bowled a no ball in a Test or ODI series this season, bowled one which was hit by the opener for a six.
The six was not counted because the no ball gave India the winning run.
