Sri Lankan cricketer Dineshka Gunathilaka has been detained by the police in Sydney, Australia, on the basis of allegations of sexual assault on a woman.
According to the French news agency AFP, opener Danishka Gunathilaka was arrested by the police a few hours after Sri Lanka's defeat to England in the ongoing T20 World Cup matches in Australia.
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The Sri Lankan Cricket Board confirmed that the Sri Lankan is 31-year-old Danishka Gunathilaka.
"Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed that it has been informed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) that player Dineshka Gunathilaka has been arrested for sexual assault," the Sri Lankan Cricket Board said in a statement.
The statement added that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in consultation with the ICC will monitor the court proceedings and initiate an inquiry into the matter at the earliest and strict action will be taken against the player if found guilty. .
According to the police, Danishka Gunathilaka was arrested from a hotel in Sydney on Sunday morning.
Danishka Gunathilaka is accused of having sex without consent.
Police say that after a few days of conversation on a dating app, Dineshka met the woman in Sydney. According to the police, Danishka Gunathilaka sexually assaulted the woman several times at her house.
Denishka Gunathilaka's bail application was rejected and he will be produced in a Sydney court on Monday.
It should be noted that three weeks ago, Dineshka was out of the World Cup after suffering an injury, but instead of sending him back home, he was kept in Australia along with the squad.
Sri Lankan player Dineshka Gunathilaka made his international debut in 2015 and has played 8 Tests, 47 One Day Internationals and 46 T20Is so far.
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