SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (JANUARY 2022) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka Cricket today (07) lifted the one-year ban imposed on Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella  from all forms of International cricket. The trio were banned for one year and six months from international cricket and domestic cricket, respectively, and were each fined Rs. 10 million on 30 July 2021, following allegations of breaching the bio-bubble whilst on tour in England. Upon completion of the one-year ban on International cricket, each of the players were to be subjected to a further ban of one year, which was to be suspended for two years, SLC stated at the time of the incident. Earlier today, Gunathilaka announced his retirement from Test cricket. (Ceylon Today, 8.1.2022) In the wake of cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa has announced his intention to retire from international cricket, the Sri Lanka Cricket has taken a number of decisions ...

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Sri Lanka Emerging cricketers to play in Australia Eight young and talented emerging Sri Lanka cricketers are in lucks way and if everything goes well they will be playing in the Australian domestic cricket tournament called Dandenong League. This tournament was to begin in October but due to the Covid-19 pandemic it has been pushed back. The agreement between Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and Cricket Australia was signed last year and the cricketers were to take wing in September this year. ...

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