COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s inglorious exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia was accompanied by gamers partying at casinos, corruption and the affect of a faux prophet, an inquiry confirmed on Thursday.
Batsman Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested hours after Sri Lanka’s event prematurely ended and has been charged with 4 counts of sexual assault on a lady in Sydney.
An impartial panel which investigated Sri Lanka’s off-field behaviour in the course of the World Cup in October-November revealed a litany of wrongdoing amongst gamers, officers and associates.
Sri Lanka, the Asian champions, had been shocked by Namibia of their opening match and did not progress to the knockout rounds after ending fourth of their Super 12 group.
Bowler Chamika Karunaratne was concerned in a brawl at a on line casino together with six team-mates when he objected to a fellow punter taking his image, the panel’s 63-page report mentioned.
Karunaratne was fined and given a suspended ban final yr.
Team supervisor Mahinda Halangoda advised investigators that the gamers went to a on line casino for dinner as a result of “all restaurants in Australia close after 8:00 or 8:30 pm” and the playing venue provided the one meals out there. The panel didn’t agree.
The five-member panel advisable that casinos be off-limits for gamers on abroad excursions and that wives be allowed of their lodge rooms — a follow permitted till 2016 — to make sure they don’t stray out and violate group self-discipline.
A former high-performance supervisor, Jerome Jayaratne, had no function with the group however was despatched to Melbourne for 10 days and paid $7,000, in accordance with the doc seen by AFP.
Jayaratne is expounded by marriage to the Rajapaksa household who’ve dominated Sri Lankan politics for many years, together with the president ousted by mass protests final yr.
Jayaratne contributed nothing to the group on the journey and frolicked together with his sister as an alternative, the panel reported.
Former skipper Mahela Jayawardene travelled as a “consultant coach” on the cricket board’s expense however opened a department of his upmarket Ministry of Crab restaurant chain in Australia, the panel reported.
The investigators, led by retired Supreme Court Justice Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena, known as for a complete audit of the Sri Lanka Cricket board and urged the sports activities minister to grab board paperwork to make sure proof was not destroyed.
A person claiming to be a prophet had established appreciable affect over some group members and key officers, the panel mentioned, calling for a wider investigation.
Under his affect the bowler Karunaratne left an oil lamp burning in his room, regardless of lodge warnings of a hearth hazard, it added.
There was no instant remark from Sri Lanka Cricket, however Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe mentioned he’ll research the report and act on it to make sure group self-discipline and stamp out corruption.
The panel additionally known as for higher bodily health amongst nationwide gamers.
Batsman Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested hours after Sri Lanka’s event prematurely ended and has been charged with 4 counts of sexual assault on a lady in Sydney.
An impartial panel which investigated Sri Lanka’s off-field behaviour in the course of the World Cup in October-November revealed a litany of wrongdoing amongst gamers, officers and associates.
Sri Lanka, the Asian champions, had been shocked by Namibia of their opening match and did not progress to the knockout rounds after ending fourth of their Super 12 group.
Bowler Chamika Karunaratne was concerned in a brawl at a on line casino together with six team-mates when he objected to a fellow punter taking his image, the panel’s 63-page report mentioned.
Karunaratne was fined and given a suspended ban final yr.
Team supervisor Mahinda Halangoda advised investigators that the gamers went to a on line casino for dinner as a result of “all restaurants in Australia close after 8:00 or 8:30 pm” and the playing venue provided the one meals out there. The panel didn’t agree.
The five-member panel advisable that casinos be off-limits for gamers on abroad excursions and that wives be allowed of their lodge rooms — a follow permitted till 2016 — to make sure they don’t stray out and violate group self-discipline.
A former high-performance supervisor, Jerome Jayaratne, had no function with the group however was despatched to Melbourne for 10 days and paid $7,000, in accordance with the doc seen by AFP.
Jayaratne is expounded by marriage to the Rajapaksa household who’ve dominated Sri Lankan politics for many years, together with the president ousted by mass protests final yr.
Jayaratne contributed nothing to the group on the journey and frolicked together with his sister as an alternative, the panel reported.
Former skipper Mahela Jayawardene travelled as a “consultant coach” on the cricket board’s expense however opened a department of his upmarket Ministry of Crab restaurant chain in Australia, the panel reported.
The investigators, led by retired Supreme Court Justice Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena, known as for a complete audit of the Sri Lanka Cricket board and urged the sports activities minister to grab board paperwork to make sure proof was not destroyed.
A person claiming to be a prophet had established appreciable affect over some group members and key officers, the panel mentioned, calling for a wider investigation.
Under his affect the bowler Karunaratne left an oil lamp burning in his room, regardless of lodge warnings of a hearth hazard, it added.
There was no instant remark from Sri Lanka Cricket, however Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe mentioned he’ll research the report and act on it to make sure group self-discipline and stamp out corruption.
The panel additionally known as for higher bodily health amongst nationwide gamers.