KARACHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC), on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), has charged former Sri Lanka international Dilhara Lokuhettige with three counts of breaching the ECB’s Anti-Corruption Code. “The charges relate to the T10 Cricket League played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last year. Lokuhettige has been provisionally suspended with immediate effect,” said a media release of the ICC on Tuesday. The ICC was appointed by the ECB as the designated anti-corruption official for the purposes of the ECB’s code and as such is issuing this charge on the ECB’s behalf. “Lokuhettige has 14 days from 13 November 2018 to respond to the charges,” added the media release. The 38-year-old has played nine one-dayers and two Twenty20 internationals for Sri Lanka. The charges against the bowling all-rounder include being party to an effort to fix the result or progress of a match, and directly soliciting, inducing, enticing or encouraging a player to do the same. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been grappling with a series of corruption cases and Lokuhettige is the latest name to be added to the list of those involved. Former paceman and bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa was provisionally suspended on Oct. 31 after being charged by the ICC with match-fixing. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) promptly sent Zoysa on “compulsory leave”. Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya was last month charged with two counts of breaching the ICC’s anti-corruption code He denied any wrongdoing. Also in October, SLC’s chief financial officer Wimal Nandika Dissanayake was remanded in custody for suspected financial misappropriation linked with awarding telecast rights to Sony TV. The T10 league was launched last year and the 2018 edition will be contested by eight teams from Nov. 21-Dec. 2. Published in Daily Times, November 14th 2018.