COLOMBO, Jan 7: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has lifted the one-year suspensions of its three senior cricketers – Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella – five months after they were sanctioned for a bio-security breach during the national team’s tour of England last year.
“Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to lift the one-year suspension imposed on the three players from playing International Cricket, across all three formats, with immediate effect,” SLC stated in a press release.
It was during the tour that the trio went on a night out in Bristol and were caught on camera outside the confines of bio-security bubble in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic in UK last year.
The remaining period (7 months) will remain suspended for a period of two years, during which the three players’ conduct will be closely monitored by the SLC. Accordingly, the trio will be able to play domestic cricket with immediate effect and will also be available for national selection, subject to complying with mandatory fitness standards. (PTI)
