Sri Lanka’s sports minister called on the International Cricket Council to establish “simple, clear rules” today after skipper Dinesh Chandimal was punished for ball tampering.
“Laws governing the offence / act of altering the condition of the ball are somewhat vague and lack clarity,” Faiszer Musthapha said in a statement.
“I invite the ICC to revisit the applicable laws and ensure that a set of simple, clear and certain rules and procedures are put in place,” the Minister said according to a report by AFP news agency.
He did not elaborate but the statement came after Chandimal along with Sri Lanka’s coach and manager were sanctioned following a tampering scandal during the second Test against the West Indies last month.
The ICC last week unveiled tougher sanctions for ball tampering and sledging in a bid to improve on-field behaviour in the sport.
The changes came in the wake of a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March that saw Steve Smith stripped of the Australian captaincy and suspended from international and domestic cricket for a year. His teammates David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were also banned.
