The International Cricket Council is likely to push for harsher punishment for ball tampering during its annual conference later this month.
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal was today charged for ball-tampering in the second Test against the West Indies in St Lucia and the ICC said it is likely to push for upgrading ball tampering from a Level 2 offence to Level 3.
Currently the maximum sanction under a Level 2 charge is ban of one Test or two ODIs, while under Level 3, a player is slapped with a ban of four Tests or eight ODIs.
ICC chief executive David Richardson said the cricket committee "viewed" ball tampering as "cheating" which went against the spirit of cricket.
"... Therefore, they (committee) were very strong that we need to increase the sanctions available for that type of conduct," Richardson told ESPNcricinfo.
"So we are talking moving both ball tampering and personal abuse, foul language upto Level 3."
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