Sri Lankan cricketer Gunathilaka suspended for 6 months

<p>London [UK], July 27 (ANI): Opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka has been suspended for six international matches by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for breaching the player code of conduct and contractual obligation.</p><p>As per ESPNcricinfo.com, the decision was taken following an initial inquiry conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket after the team management reported that the player has violated the ''code of conduct.'</p><p>SLC, reportedly, attributed the six-match suspension to two code violations.</p><p>The ban for first three matches is for his latest violation of the player code of conduct and contractual obligations that he entered with the Sri Lankan board.</p><p>The other three-match ban is handed over for an earlier suspension sentence of one year which he is serving since last October for breaching the 'player contract'.</p><p>The issue of misconduct is a regular affair with the right-hand batsman.</p><p>Earlier, International Cricket Council (ICC) had admonished the Sri Lankan player for breaching level 1 of the ICC code of conduct by giving Bangladeshi player Tamim Iqbal a send-off while he was on his way to the dressing room.</p><p>The incident happened in January during the final match of the T20I tri-series against Bangladesh.</p><p>In 2017, the batsman was suspended for six one-day matches following a display of poor attitude towards training in a series against India. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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