Zoysa, who played 30 Tests and 95 ODIs for Sri Lanka, was appointed Sri Lanka's bowling coach in September, 2015. He worked at Sri Lanka cricket's high performance centre, which gave him access to current international players.
The left-arm fast bowler shone with bat and ball powering Sri Lanka to a dramatic three-wicket win over Australia.
The ICC said the former Sri Lanka pacer was charged with three counts of breaching the code, including "fixing or contriving" aspects of an international match.
Sri Lanka beat Australia by three wickes with 2.1 overs to spare in the fifth and final one-day international.
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The Sri Lankan left-armer hurt the finger attempting a return catch in the warm-up match against Central Districts.
Nuwan Zoysa has been recalled to Sri Lanka's one-day squad for the seven-match tour of India
The Sri Lankan left-armer finished with career-best figures of 5-26 as South Africa lost the second ODI by 37 runs.
The left-arm fast bowler was named in the 16-man squad for a three-Test series in England.
Muralitharan will resume bowling on March 17 after shoulder surgery while Zoysa is recovering from a knee injury.
Zoysa was provisionally suspended in October 2018 and charged with three offences under the ICC's anti-corruption code
Sri Lanka also called up Nuwan Zoysa for the first time since June 2002 for the first Test against Australia.
The selectors offered the pair, the most successful bowlers in Sri Lanka's one-day international history, an opportunity to rest because both have niggling injuries.
The fast bowler will leave for New Zealand to provide pace bowling back-up after Nuwan Zoysa dislocated his finger.
They named middle order batsman Russel Arnold and fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara in their final 15-man World Cup squad on Monday.
Several injury-prone pace bowlers including Nuwan Zoysa, Dilhara Fernando and Nuwan Kulasekera have missed out
Sri Lanka announced an unchanged 15-man squad for the second Test against South Africa which starts in Colombo on August 11.
Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi, Kiwi paceman Shane Bond and Caribbean batting sensation Kieron Pollard are among 51 cricketers, who have been shortlisted by the Indian Premier League for its January 19 player auction.
Sri Lankan cricket board announced that it had cleared seven players to play in the Indian Premier League.
Nuwan Zoysa claimed 3 wickets for 29 runs as Pakistan were bundled out for 122 in the Asia Cup match.
ICC suspends Zoysa, Gunawardene alleging corruption in T10 league
The 38-year-old, who played nine one-dayers and two Twenty20 internationals for Sri Lanka, has been charged with three counts of breaching the anti-corruption code of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), the global governing body said.
Joe Root's England will have to step up their game against the turning ball to escape that fate in the test series beginning at Galle on Tuesday.
Rangana Herath claimed his maiden Test hat-trick as 21 wickets tumbled on a frantic second day with hosts Sri Lanka closing in on a series-clinching victory against Australia in the second Test in Galle on Friday.
With the ever increasing threat of corruption in the game, Richardson said the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has gone on an overdrive to curb the menace.
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