Sanath Jayasuriya Embroiled in a Sex Tape Row: Reports

According to reports, a leaked sex tape of Sanath Jayasuriya has been making the rounds in Sri Lanka.

File photo of Sanath Jayasuriya. (Photo: Reuters)

Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya may be forced to resign as Sri Lanka’s cricket selector over a sex tape controversy, Deccan Chronicle reported on 1 June. “It is very bad public perception and we don’t want him to continue as a selector,” the daily quoted a top Sri Lanka cricket board official as saying.

Recently his private life video is leaked to the media and it is very bad public perception and we don’t want him to continue as a selector. He has disgraced the game and the nation. We have not sent him to England for the Champions Trophy and he will not be sent there at the cost of SLC board.

Top SLC Board Official to Deccan Chronicle

Earlier, on 24 May, Colombo Telegraph reported that the 47-year-old filmed the video, which he then made public. The website also quoted the woman in the video as saying, “This is revenge. He himself recorded it. This was filmed when we were lovers”.

According to the report, the woman planned to lodge a complaint with the National Centre for Cyber Security in Sri Lanka.

Jayasuriya, one of Sri Lanka’s most recognised cricketers, has scored over 6,000 runs in Tests and over 13,000 runs in ODIs. He was also the former Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development in the Sri Lankan government.

The Quint could not independently verify the report. Jayasuriya has not commented on the allegations so far.