Jayasuriya denies smuggling accusation, four wickets in four balls and more - Cricket News Today, 22nd November 2018
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After the end of the highly unpredictable India-Windies T20I series, India started their much-anticipated tour of Australia with a loss in the first T20I game. For fans, however, be it a match day or even a non-match day, there are loads to catch up on the cricketing front with updates from around the world.
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Sanath Jayasuriya denies smuggling accusations
Former Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya, who, according to several reports in the media, was accused of smuggling, has denied the allegations.
The 1996 World Cup winner was accused of smuggling 'rotten betel nuts' to India. Reports suggested that Jayasuriya had been interrogated by the Director of Revenue Intelligence along with two other cricketers with regards to smuggling of betel nuts worth several crores.
"This is absolutely false and I have never been involved in any business activity dealing with Betel Nut. I completely deny the contents of the article and my lawyers have already responded to this defamatory and false article. - Sanath Jayasuriya said in a statement on Twitter.