JOIN USThe International Cricket Council (ICC) is likely to look into Sri Lanka's captaincy switch in Monday's World Twenty20 Super Eight match against England.
Regular captain Mahela Jayawardene handed over captaincy to former skipper Kumar Sangakkara to avoid the threat of a ban because of slow over rates.
Jayawardene continued to take the decisions on the field on Monday, although Sangakkara went in for the toss with England captain Stuart Broad, starting a debate whether or not the move was against the spirit of the game.
On Tuesday the ICC said all playing conditions and conduct would be reviewed after the tournament. "As is always the case, the ICC will be reviewing the playing conditions and the code of conduct at the conclusion of the event," an ICC spokesman said.
Jayawardene said he was sure the world governing body would change the rules after the incident. "I'm sure they'll change the rules after this, but hopefully not in this tournament," he told reporters. Jayawardene said his intentions were not wrong as he wanted to ensure that he did not miss the semifinal. "I had a warning for an over rates issue, and if it happens again I miss the match so what we did was have Kumar as the official captain," the stylish right-handed batsman said.
"I don't think that the intentions were wrong. It's a tough system and it's tough to bowl 20 overs in one hour and 20 minutes in a tournament like this. We try our best, but the penalties are harsh. We don't want to miss the big games, so we did it with the right intentions." Jayawardene added that vice-captain Angelo Mathews was also under an warning for the same offence.