Jason Holder was previously found guilty of the same offence during the Jamaica Test against Pakistan in April.
The incident happened in the 50th over when TV cameras caught Shanaka picking the seam of the ball.
Veteran pitch curator Daljit Singh's job as chief curator of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is in line after the scathing report by the International Cricket Council which rated the Pune pitch, prepared under his guidance, as "poor".
India have won the Asia Cup on seven occasions, Sri Lanka on five occasions, with Pakistan winning it twice.
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been suspended from his team's upcoming two games in the Nidahas T20 Trophy
The International Cricket Council on Wednesday confirmed that, after receiving legal submissions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India, it has accepted Ravindra Jadeja's request for an appeal against the recent decision by ICC match referee David Boon.
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has pleaded not guilty to ball-tampering charges, prompting a hearing into the episode after the conclusion of the ongoing second Test against West Indies, the International Cricket Council said.
Australian pacer Mitchell Starc was reprimanded for "exaggerated celebration" after dismissing batsman Murali Vijay in the ongoing fourth and final Test in Sydney.
South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir has been fined 30 percent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the side's 31-run win in the fifth and final ODI against Australia in Cape Town last evening.
Images from the first Twenty20 International between India and Australia, in Canberra, on Friday.
Should international cricket 'toss away' the toss to ensure an even playing field?
The International Cricket Council confirmed on Thursday having received the nomination of former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas for presidency, saying it will now be referred to the world body's Nominations Committee for consideration.
Australia opener David Warner has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a charge of making inappropriate comments about South Africa player AB de Villiers ahead of the third and final Test, which starts on Saturday.
England pace spearhead James Anderson, who had an ugly spat with Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in the first Test, was today booed by the Indian fans at Trent Bridge during the third ODI.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes was reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct after he was charged for making inappropriate comments during the opening day's play in the third cricket Test against India in Mohali on Saturday.
India will play two warm-up games before their opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Bangladesh next month, according the schedule announced on Wednesday.
Six Indians, including match referee Javagal Srinath, on Thursday found a place in the ICC's 31-strong Playing Control Team for next month's World Twenty20, which will also feature women match officials for the first time. "The strong Playing Control Team includes all the seven and 12 members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, respectively, as well as 10 members of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires and two members of the ICC Associate and Affiliate Panel of International Umpires," the ICC said in a statement. Srinath will be the referee in the March 8 tournament- opener between Zimbabwe and Hong Kong in Nagpur. He will lead the Playing Control Team, which also includes Aleem Dar and Ian Gould as on-field umpires, Marais Erasmus as TV umpire and Richard Illingworth as fourth umpire. The umpires' panel for the March 8 to April 3 tournament includes two female umpires -- New Zealand's Kathleen Cross and Claire Polosak of Australia. The two were also involved in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in Thailand.
Australia will miss George Bailey in the next tri-series match against England as the skipper was on Monday handed a one-match suspension.
Just as they were about a kilometre away from the stadium, Taufel says, he heard something that sounded like firecrackers.
West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin has been banned for two One-day Internationals for "conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game", the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.
England captain Stuart Broad was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for publicly criticising match officials following his side's Group 1 match against New Zealand in the ICC World Twenty20 on Saturday.
Ravindra Jadeja of India has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee and has also received three demerit points for breaching Level 2 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day's play in the third and final cricket Test against New Zealand in Indore on Sunday. Jadeja was found to have breached Article 2.2.11 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "causing avoidable damage to the pitch during an international match".
It was imperative for the Indian bowlers to perform well if India has to retain the cricket World Cup title, feels former paceman Javagal Srinath.
Indian speedster Ishant Sharma has been fined 15 percent of his match fees for breaching ICC's 'Code of Conduct' during the second cricket Test between India and Australia while Steve Smith was fined 60 percent for his team's slow over-rate.
The International Cricket Council named four World Cup winners in a 25-member match officials' team for Cricket World Cup 2015, which will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29. The team includes five officials from the elite panel of ICC match referees, 12 umpires from the elite panel of ICC umpires and eight umpires from the international panel of ICC umpires.
South Africa were fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during Sunday's five-run victory over India in the opening game of the ODI series in Kanpur. The team's skipper, A B de Villiers, was docked 40 percent of his match fee.
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was fined 50 percent of his match fee after being found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Code for Players and Player Support Personnel for his involvement in an incident with James Anderson during the second day of the first Test against England in Nottingham.
A loophole in the Board of Control for Cricket in India's working procedure enabled Maharashtra umpire Vineet Kulkarni to remain India's No 1 match official, as Sundaram Ravi is already in the ICC Elite Panel.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis was cleared to play the third and final Test against Australia after a hearing by the International Cricket Council in Adelaide, on Tuesday.
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar hailed former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe, who passed away on Thursday, as one of the best batsmen in the history of the sport and a good thinker of the game.
A livid BCCI made it clear that it was not satisfied with the verdict of imposing a fine on Ravindra Jadeja for his on-field spat with England pacer James Anderson and said it reserved its right to appeal against the sentence.
South Africa Test captain Hashim Amla has said that their preparation did not justify the end result in the ongoing series against India.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar on Wednesday said that the BCCI will abide by the International Cricket Council's decision of rating Nagpur pitch as 'poor' but at the same time termed the inference on the nature of the wicket being a 'subjective decision' by ICC match referee Jeff Crowe.
David Warner has been warned by his cricket Board boss to "stop looking for trouble" after he engaged in verbal spat with Indian opener Rohit Sharma during the tri-series match between their sides in Melbourne on Sunday.
This is Tharanga's second ban in recent times after he suffered a similar two-match ban for slow over-rate in the Champions Trophy when he had led the side against South Africa in the absence of then-skipper Angelo Mathews.
Opening batsman Cameron Bancroft, the most junior member in the side at 25, was tasked with implementing the plan and was duly caught on camera using the tape.
'In a way, making me feel that we are responsible. I was quite upset about that. I don't know what else I can say, I was pretty upset. It's done and dusted now, nothing happened, there were no fines given or anything like that'
Pakistan cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq was fined 15 per cent of his match fee showing dissent to the umpire after his dismissal in the second one-dayer against New Zealand in Sharjah.
As if the humiliating Test series loss to India was not enough, West Indies off-spinners Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford have been reported for suspected illegal bowling actions during the second Test.
A calf injury to explosive batsman Lynn opened an unlikely door for 34-year-old White, who played the last of his 88 ODIs in 2015 and has since been critical of a pro-youth policy he felt did not reward the performance of senior players.
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