Dinesh Chandimal charged with ball tampering against West Indies

Gros Islet (Saint Lucia), June 17 (CRICKETNMORE) - Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been charged with "changing the condition of the ball", by the International Cricket Council (ICC), during the second Test against West Indies here. The game's global governing

It prohibits actions such as deliberately throwing the ball into the ground for the purpose of roughening it up, applying any artificial substance to the ball and applying any non-artificial substance for any purpose other than to polish the ball. Lifting or otherwise interfering with any of the seams of the ball and scratching the surface of the ball with finger or thumb nails or any implement are also prohibited under this clause.

On-field umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould had expressed concern over the condition of the ball on the second day of the Test. ICC match referee Javagal Srinath had awarded five runs to the West Indies on the morning of the third day. The Sri Lanka players had taken to the field two hours after the scheduled start of play on the third day as a mark of protest.