Jayasuriya charged

Sri Lanka great Sanath Jayasuriya became one of the most high-profile figures embroiled in corruption in cricket when he was charged with two counts of disrupting an investigation yesterday. Jayasuriya was a star of the Sri Lanka team that won the World Cup in 1996 during a playing career that spanned 22 years and took in 110 tests and 445 one-day internationals. He later served in the Sri Lankan parliament from 2010-15, and became the national team’s chairman of selectors. His reputation could be tarnished after the International Cricket Council said the 49-yearold had been charged with offences relating to the ‘‘failure or refusal’’ to co-operate with an anti-corruption investigation. He was also charged with ‘‘obstructing or delaying’’ an investigation. He has 14 days to respond.