Not only will SA not have to worry about Dinesh Chandimal for the second Test‚ they also will not need to factor Sri Lanka’s captain into their plans for the first four of the five ODIs that will follow the series. The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday that Chandimal‚ with Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusingha and manager Asanka Gurusinha‚ had been banned for both Tests — which they withdrew from voluntarily — and four ODIs on charges of "conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game". That follows Sri Lanka’s refusal to take the field at the start of a day’s play in a Test against West Indies in June when they discovered Chandimal had been charged with ball-tampering — leading to play being delayed for two hours. The Lankans appealed‚ even though they pleaded guilty‚ and Monday’s heavy sanctions were handed down by the ICC after a hearing on Wednesday conducted by an independent judicial commissioner‚ Michael Beloff QC. SA had some bad news of their own to di...
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