Gunathilaka was moments away from leaving when he was dragged out: Report

Sri Lankan left-hand batter Danushka Gunathilaka, who was arrested in Sydney on Sunday morning for allegedly sexually assaulting a 29-year-old lady in Rose Bay earlier final week, was reportedly moments away from leaving for the airport to fly again dwelling when he was pulled out of the staff bus and apprehended by police, a report within the Daily Mail has mentioned.

Gunathilaka, who was dominated out of the T20 World Cup within the first spherical itself with a hamstring harm, was changed within the squad. The 31-year-old, who has performed eight Tests, 47 ODIs and 46 T20Is, nonetheless remained with the facet throughout its marketing campaign.

According to New South Wales Police division, the 31-year-old Sri Lankan cricketer was speaking with a girl for a number of days “via an online dating app before they met in person”. The newest report mentioned he was in contact with the lady on Tinder earlier than he allegedly sexually assaulted her on the night of November 2.

Gunathilaka, who spent Sunday night time behind bars, has reportedly utilized for bail in a Sydney courtroom. He faces 4 counts of rape.

The report mentioned Gunathilaka and his teammates have been getting ready to depart their lodge in Sydney’s CBD (central enterprise district) round 1 a.m. on Sunday after being eradicated from the T20 World Cup hours earlier, when the police arrived and dragged the cricketer off the bus.

The report added that whereas your complete Sri Lankan facet, led by skipper Dasun Shanaka flew dwelling, Gunathilaka was taken for questioning and charged. “He was refused bail and spent Sunday night in the holding cells of Surry Hills Police Station.”

Gunathilaka’s defence lawyer Ananda Amaranath was quoted as saying within the Daily Telegraph that, “He was hoping it (case) would get to court on Sunday, so he’s disappointed that didn’t happen, but he is holding up OK.”

“He is quite concerned about what will happen if he can’t get back to Sri Lanka… these are serious charges and it could take a year or more for this to be finalised, so he is very worried about that too.”

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had confirmed on Sunday morning that they’d been notified by the International Cricket Council (ICC) concerning the arrest of their 31-year-old left-hand batter Danushka Gunathilaka in Sydney on the allegations of sexual assault of a girl.

The nation’s cricket governing physique added it’ll “closely monitor” the courtroom’s proceedings and “expeditiously initiate a thorough inquiry” into the matter.

“Sri Lanka Cricket confirms that it was notified by the ICC that player Danushka Gunathilaka has been arrested on the allegations of sexual assault of a woman in Sydney, and Mr. Gunathilaka is due to appear in court tomorrow (November 7, 2022). SLC will closely monitor the proceedings in court and, in consultation with the ICC, will expeditiously initiate a thorough inquiry into the matter and take stern action against the player if found guilty,” mentioned an announcement from SLC.

–IANS

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