Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 8: The Sri Lankan cricket board announced on Tuesday that a three-member panel would look into the allegations of sexual assault against batter Danushka Gunathilaka at the T20 World Cup in Australia.
According to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the investigation team, which consists of Justice Sisira Ratnayake, a retired judge from the High Court, Niroshana Perera, and Asela Rekawa, will also look into other alleged occurrences involving the defending Asia Cup champions when they were in Australia.
“A three-member panel will probe the alleged sexual assault by Sri Lankan batter Danushka Gunathilaka during the T20 World Cup in Australia, the country’s cricket board said on Tuesday. The probe panel comprising retired High Court judge Justice Sisira Ratnayake, attorney Niroshana Perera and attorney Asela Rekawa will also investigate various other alleged incidents involving the reigning Asia Cup winners during their stay in Australia,” Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) stated.
The panel will immediately ask the team management for an explanation of Gunathilaka’s behaviour and other events, it was noted.
According to accounts, “another player got into a confrontation in a Brisbane casino.”
The left-handed pitcher, 31, who was detained on Sunday before the club travelled for Australia, was denied bail on Monday by a Sydney local court, despite the SLC immediately suspending him from all levels of the game.
The Sri Lankan squad left Australia without Gunathilaka on Saturday after placing fourth in Group 1 and failing to advance to the semi-finals.
In his lone outing against Namibia in their Super 12 qualification game, Gunathilaka was out for a duck.
