Sri Lanka probes casino 'fight', other 'incidents'

Sri Lanka Cricket has launched an probe into what it says are "various alleged incidents" that took spot during the T20 World Cup successful Australia.

While nary details person been given, the accusation is determination are different matters too the apprehension of batter Danushka Gunathilaka connected rape charges.

He was arrested connected Sunday and charged with 4 counts of intersexual intercourse without consent.

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Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed a three-person sheet to analyse "various alleged incidents that person travel to the attraction of Sri Lanka Cricket."

"The sheet successful this process volition telephone for an contiguous mentation from the squad manager pertaining to his conduct, with references to the occurrence of specified incidents," a connection said.

Stream each the large matches from the men's T20 World Cup, including the finals, unrecorded and escaped on 9Now.

"Upon submission of the said study by the panel, the enforcement committee of Sri Lanka Cricket volition instrumentality stern disciplinary enactment against the players and/or officials if immoderate wrongdoing oregon negligence is proved erstwhile carrying retired authoritative duties."

According to starring Sri Lankan writer Rex Clementine, "a combat involving different [tour participant] successful a Brisbane casino besides has been reported."

Gunathilaka remains successful custody aft being denied bail. The remainder of the squad returned location without the 31-year-old. Sri Lanka Cricket has suspended him "from each forms of cricket with contiguous effect."

Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested astatine a edifice successful the aboriginal hours of this morning. (AP)

ESPNCricinfo revealed that Gunathilaka had antecedently been suspended by Sri Lanka Cricket connected aggregate occasions for assorted disciplinary breaches, including a six lucifer prohibition successful 2018.

"An immensely talented player, his misconducts were ever swept nether the carpet," Clementine wrote successful The Island newspaper.

"As a result, present a federation has been shamed."

Sri Lanka's tourney ended pursuing their 4 wicket nonaccomplishment to England successful Sydney connected Saturday.

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