Sri Lanka’s early exit from the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia involved gamers partying at casinos and corruption, revealed an enquiry on Thursday.
Notably, Sri Lankan batter Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested quickly after Sri Lanka’s untimely exit from the T20WC and charged with 4 counts of sexual assault on a girl in Sydney.
An impartial panel that had been investigating Danushka’s case has now give you a report that exhibits different gamers, officers and associates of the Sri Lanka crew additionally being involved in some mischiefs.
In the Men’s World Cup in Australia, Sri Lanka had confronted an upset by Namibia in their opening match and couldn’t attain the knockouts, ending 4th in the tremendous 12 group.
The 63-page investigation report mentioned that bowler Chamika Karunaratne was involved in a nasty combat at a on line casino accompanied by six teammates. Karunaratne, following the incident, was fined and suspended for a yr.
The crew supervisor of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Halangoda, instructed the investigation panel that the gamers went to a on line casino for dinner as a result of all eating places in Australia are closed after 8:00 or 8:30 pm, and it was the one food-offering venue. But the panel wasn’t satisfied by the reason.
According to the doc seen by AFP, it was additional revealed {that a} former supervisor Jerome Jayaratne had no position in the crew however nonetheless stayed in Melbourne for ten days and received paid $7000.
The investigative panel reported that Jayaratne contributed nothing to the crew and frolicked together with his sister.
Retired Supreme court docket Justice Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena had requested for an audit of the Sri Lankan board and urged their sports activities minister to seize the paperwork to be sure that proof shouldn’t be destroyed.
The report additionally mentioned {that a} man claiming to be a prophet had established an influential reference to some crew members and officers. Under his affect, solely Karunaratne left an oil lamp burning in his room regardless of the fireplace alarm, they added.
Following the report’s disclosure, Sri Lankan sports activities minister Roshan Ranasinghe mentioned he would research and act on it.
