06 October,2017 01:24 PM IST | Sri Lanka | Reuters
All-rounder Danushka Gunathilaka has been suspended for six limited overs matches and fined 20 percent of his annual fee for misconduct during last month's series loss to India, the SLC said on Thursday
All-rounder Danushka Gunathilaka has been suspended for six limited overs matches and fined 20 percent of his annual fee for misconduct during last month's series loss to India, the SLC said on Thursday. Gunathilaka was suspended after a complaint by team manager Asanka Gurusinha. Local media reported the 26-year-old had missed a training session.
Sri Lanka's Danushka Gunathilaka acknowledges the crowd after reaching 50 runs during the ICC Champions Trophy match between India and Sri Lanka at The Oval in London on Thursday. Pic/AFP
"The board had asked the selectors not to consider Danushka for six white-ball games," Gurusinha said. "Yes, it is for disciplinary reasons that they made that decision." Sri Lanka lost all three tests, five one-dayers and the solitary Twenty20 international against India. Gunathilaka pleaded guilty to the charges on Sept. 29 and will miss Sri Lanka's one-day series against Pakistan, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates later this month. (Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru)
