Gunathilaka suspended from all forms of cricket

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Gunathilaka suspended from all forms of cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today announced that national cricketer Danishka Gunathilaka has been suspended from all forms of cricket with immediate effect.

The Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket decided to suspend national player Danishka Gunathilaka from all forms of cricket with immediate effect and will not consider him for any selections after being informed that Mr. Gunathilaka was arrested and charged with sexual assault of a woman in Australia.

Furthermore, Sri Lanka Cricket will take the necessary steps to promptly carry out an inquiry into the alleged offense, and, upon conclusion of the aforementioned court case in Australia, steps will be taken to penalize the said player if found guilty.

Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to emphasize that it adopts a “zero tolerance” policy for any such conduct by a player and will provide all the required support to the Australian law enforcement authorities to carry out an impartial inquiry into the incident.