Sri Lanka bowling coach Zoysa suspended amid match-fixing accusations

Within an ICC statement revealing the charges, former Test star Nuwan Zoysa was said to have been involved in "directly soliciting, inducing, enticing or encouraging a player" to fix or influence the progress of a match

Sri Lanka bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa has been suspended with immediate effect after being charged by the ICC with three breaches of its anti-corruption code.

Zoysa, 40, has been accused of being party to fix an international match. Within an ICC statement revealing the charges, the former Test star was said to have been involved in "directly soliciting, inducing, enticing or encouraging a player" to fix or influence the progress of a match.

He was also claimed to have failed to disclose approaches to "engage in corrupt conduct".

Zoysa has 14 days to respond to the allegations, which come at the end of a year-long investigation by the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit.

A fortnight ago, former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya was charged with two breaches of the global governing body's code, relating to failure to cooperate with and obstruction of investigators.

Jayasuriya said he has always acted with "transparency and integrity".