Just days before the Lankans take the field against England in a Test series, Zoysa has been charged with articles which relate to match-fixing and encouraging players to influence results.
Ranatunga said that for the current lowly standing of Sri Lanka in international cricket, the corrupt local administration was responsible.
ICC anti-corruption unit general manager Alex Marshall said in a statement Wednesday that the inquiries are continuing "so it would not be appropriate to comment further."
Sri Lanka suffered a humiliating exit from the Asia Cup as they were ousted in the group stage itself, succumbing to embarrassing losses to Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
The coach further claimed that Malinga is one of the best death bowlers in the world and is currently in a perfect shape to make his mark in the tournament.
The previous best bowling analysis by a South African since the country's return to test cricket in 1992 was Lance Klusener's eight for 64.
Sri Lanka sports minister Faiszer Mustapha, under whose oversight SLC is temporarily functioning, said the ICC sanctions alone would be sufficient.
Muralitharan, who has 1334 international wickets to his name, has hit out at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for not reviving the game and rejected the offer
The SLC election scheduled on Thursday was stayed by the Court of Appeal following an intervention by Sumathipala's challenger to presidency Nishantha Ranatunga.
Malinga knows it would be tough not to play in front of a capacity Wankhede Stadium crowd wearing the Mumbai Indians blue jersey but admitted that in his heart he knew that his time was up.
Former swashbuckler Sanath Jayasuriya has been using the aid of crutches to walk as the 48-year old is suffering from a knee injury.
The tri-series will be known as the Nidahas Trophy, it will also mark the 70th year of the Sri Lanka Cricket.
Hathurusinghe, a former test player for Sri Lanka, is considered one of the highest paid coaches in the world.
Left out of Sri Lanka squad due to his struggling bowling form, Malinga is utilizing his time to play domestic cricket in his country.
The board is currently trying hard to convince as many Lankan players as possible that a day trip to Pakistan would not be unsafe.
Sri Lanka will play a T20 International in Lahore on October 29 at the end of their current series with Pakistan being played in UAE.
The Sri Lankan board President has assured us they want to play the match in Lahore and will send their best team, PCB Chief said in Karachi on Wednesday.
Several top Lankan players have expressed their reservations on travelling to the country, where the national team was attacked by terrorists in 2009.
PCB Chief, Najam Sethi told the media that the match was on even though the Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) was due to meet in the next 24 hours to deliberate upon the issue.
Pakistan's Yasir Shah had 2-25 off 14 overs to set up an uncomfortable last day for Sri Lanka which has a vulnerable tail.
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