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Suraj Randiv banned for one match, Dilshan fined for no-ball fiasco

Captain Kumar Sangakkara was also reprimanded and has been advised to ensure that repetition of such incidents do not occur in future.

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Miffed by the no-ball furore, Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) board today cracked the whip on its players by suspending Suraj Randiv for one match and imposing a fine on Tillakaratne Dilshan for their role in deliberately depriving Indian opener Virender Sehwag a century.

Captain Kumar Sangakkara was also reprimanded and has been advised to ensure that repetition of such incidents do not occur in future.

"Suraj Randiv has been suspended from the next match against New Zealand tomorrow and his match fee for the India versus Sri Lankan match on August 16, 2010, has been forfeited," SLC said in a statement today.

"TM Dilshan's inference 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 decision to take disciplinary action against the players was taken by the six-member committee which meet this afternoon to discuss the recommendations of team manager who probed the 'no-ball' controversy.

The development came on a day when the ICC also indicated that it could take action against guilty players under its code of conduct and the BCCI saying that it would expect its Sri Lankan counterparts to take action.

"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," the statement said.

"As such Sri Lanka Cricket has taken a stern decision against Suraj Randiv and TM 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," it added.

Sehwag was just one short of his 13th ODI hundred when Randiv, who had not bowled a no ball in the Test or ODI series this season, bowled one which was hit by the opener for a six.

However, it did not count because the no ball amounted to India's winning run leaving Sehwag stranded on an unbeaten 99.

International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat said the world body would first look at the findings of the investigation by SLC before contemplating any action on its own.  

"SLC has now taken up the matter and we are happy about that. We are closely looking into the matter, what SLC's findings are after their investigation," Lorgat said.

"We are trying to establish whether it (no-ball by Suraj Randiv) was a deliberate act or not. Then we will go ahead according to the ICC Code of Conduct. We are waiting for the SLC finding, before that I don't want to speculate," he said before SLC came out with its disciplinary action.

The BCCI, on its part, steered clear of the controversy but said it would expect the SLC to act under ICC Code after the thorough probe.

"BCCI can't do anything because we are bound by the ICC rules. The existing rule can't be challenged. This is an issue of conduct of a player," BCCI media and finance committee chairman Rajiv Shukla said.

Embarrassed by the 'no-ball' controversy, Sri Lanka Cricket had yesterday initiated an inquiry into the incident by team manager Anura Tennekoon even as the bowler and top SLC officials offered apologies to calm the furore.

The apologies prompted the Indian team management to declare the episode a "closed chapter" while the BCCI also made it clear that it would not pursue the case any further.

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