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Fresh inquiry against Chamika Karunaratne?

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Sri Lanka all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne could face a fresh inquiry, this time from the Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, after a letter written about the player’s behaviour while on tour with the national team at the T20 World Cup in Australia last month, was leaked publicly.
 
Karunaratne was handed a suspended one-year ban by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and a fine of US dollars 5000 after SLC carried out an inquiry of its own, but his omission from the Afghanistan series led to the Sports Minister calling for an explanation as to why Karunaratne was dropped. 
 
The letter, written by Chief Selector Pramodya Wickramasinghe, outlines the reasons behind the player’s omission for the series against Afghanistan, which concluded on Wednesday, while stating that Karunaratne had been at the centre of several indiscretions.
 
“At the conclusion of the Australian WC tour I had a meeting with the National Coach pertaining to tour selections for the Afghanistan inbound tour of Sri Lanka. While names were being discussed, Chamika's name was discussed in detail, the outcome of the meeting on Chamika's selection was to leave him out from this tour as the National Coach has lost trust in him as Chamika has been exposed in not being truthful to the coach on multiple occasions. It was the opinion of the Coach that Chamika was not focused on his game,” Wickramasinghe wrote. 
 
“Even during the T20 World Cup in Australia I observed Chamika very closely, It was my observation  that wherever we travelled internally, he was more focused on meeting ladies of Sri Lankan origin who were domiciled in Australia. Further, I would like to place on record that he has missed some training sessions on tour mentioning that he was feeling unwell, however I have reason to believe that he had accommodated female companions at the hotel. (I would propose that a request is made to the hotel to provide CCTV footage on the said dates he did not attend training sessions).” 
 
"It was revealed that his focus was not in Cricket and this may have been one of the main reasons that he couldn't perform upto expectations of the team Management. I had a conference call with my fellow selectors mentioning the above incidents which had taken place and we decided that ideally we would drop him from the Afghanistan tour in making sure that he focuses and realigns himself taking his Cricket seriously", the chief selector also wrote in his letter. 
 
"I was also told by the team Manager that during our stay in Sydney, a Sri Lankan Gentleman had called and wanted to meet with Chamika, mentioning that he had a problem to solve with Chamika. Thereafter the Manager refused to accommodate his request unless there was a meaningful reason to meet him, at that point the Gentleman had mentioned that Chamika had been calling his wife and bothering her with indecent proposals and being a nuisance. Contacting this Gentleman via the Team Manager, you may be able to find out more depth about the activities of Chamika, which he had mentioned that he had evidence of some grave malpractices involving Chamika,” the selector has said in a letter, which was seen by this reporter. 
 
The chief selector also suggested the player to undergo psychological counselling before being considered for international cricket again.
 
The letter was addressed to the Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Mohan de Silva. 
 
"Understandably, the player is known to have known the so-called Sri Lankan gentleman and his wife but it is astonishing for a player of the national team to harass the woman, a well placed source at SLC said. “I will not be surprised if a fresh investigation is ordered.” 
 
(Bipin Dani)

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  • NIHAL WEERAWARDANE Thursday, 01 December 2022 11:37 PM

    90 PERCENT OF SRILANKAN WHO GOES OUT UNDER COVER SL FLAG HAVE TARNISHED THE COUNTRY ----------

    Johan Friday, 02 December 2022 12:54 AM

    Ohh man these boys.. Utter shame.. You dont hear these kind of stories from any other player around the world. They have girl friend with them and truthful to the relationship.. It is the Srilankan culture...

    Sebatian Palankottu Friday, 02 December 2022 01:00 AM

    A great news! This man must be in jail in Aust - NaRa will pay from his stolen money and let him stay at his Pin House (bought from stolen SL money from poorman) in Aust. DO not let this to be continued in SL!!

    Charming Friday, 02 December 2022 01:31 AM

    Well done selectors, you need to maintain discipline and cricketers should be shown the door if they dislike decisions taken.

    S B Lokuge Friday, 02 December 2022 04:37 AM

    Was Chamika punished by the Born Again Cult because he was not one of them? The minister should look into it if he was not one of them.

    cricketer Friday, 02 December 2022 05:11 AM

    No surprise. Cricketers in the Indian subcontinent are often hero worshipped by their fans and as a result tend to take it too far where they get invoved with women and get into trouble unlike one Sri Lankan cricketer who had contacted Tinder a dating app. and unfortunately has ended up in jail awaiting trial. Earlier there was also an incident where somebody had invaded Indian cricketer Kholi's room in the hotel during the T20 cricket world cup and ransacked the place for unknown reasons.

    R.M Friday, 02 December 2022 05:34 AM

    Come on Minister of Sports; SLC has shown scant regard not only for discipline of cricketers but also the standard of cricket. You know very well that SLC increased the number of First Class Teams to twenty-two when all other countries have between 6-12 teams, which is done to get votes from cricket clubs during SLC elections. This exercise has led to lowering the standard of domestic cricket tournaments. SLC also spends its revenue for charity, athletes, publicity, and unnecessary travels by its Executives and while not spending any money to really improve the standard of cricket. You have said publicly that SLC announced the team for recently concluded three match T20 series against Afghanistan without your approval and SLC is also conducting LPL T20 Tournament without your approval. Why don’t you dissolve the SLC and hold fresh elections under a new constitution. It is time to show that you do have a backbone and a brain.

    Mahila Friday, 02 December 2022 07:13 AM

    Do you have New set of people to manage SLC, of your choice!!!?? This is only misbehaviour of Political Stooge!!!??? Get rid of the fellow and carry-on!!??

    Mahila Friday, 02 December 2022 07:11 AM

    SLC should sideline Chamika and discipline and carry-on Business as Usual!!!?? Get the Scumbags (CK, DG etc.,) out of the system even if Chamika has political connections!!??

    Truth Friday, 02 December 2022 02:40 PM

    Why was the manager so ineffective in spite of multiple incidents.We saw photos of Vandersay

    Sinna Durai Friday, 02 December 2022 05:58 PM

    One of the Animals...Mentally unstable, definitely needs Psychological treatments... Boru Show Actor, Cricketing ability lowest level..

    Curious Friday, 02 December 2022 06:12 PM

    Chamika, being from a certain 'big school' will always have supporters who want him in the team regardless of his indiscretions. Including Daily mMirror columnists/journos who hyped him as the next Stokes! Meanwhile the so called 'big school' has in the past too had one of its alumni being kicked out of the team for a similar idescretion with a female SLC staffer!

    Anton Saturday, 03 December 2022 03:51 AM

    This is a good example of the predatory mentality of Srilankan men. It was very obvious in the war. And the rape was used as a weapon in the war. Need a change from the grass root level. Political power and license to commit crime are the reasons behind this behaviour.

    F Yoosuf Saturday, 03 December 2022 07:13 AM

    Selectors and team management are also part of this, they have failed to maintain strict discipline , overlooked wrongdoings of plyers repeatedly and kept the injured Player( may be he is not injured at all) at SLC crickets expense

    Sharafi Muwardeen Saturday, 03 December 2022 05:11 PM

    True colours of a Royalist...

    MK Tuesday, 06 December 2022 01:51 PM

    I have no idea why this fake article still exist. The journalist would be sued soon for creating these kind of blunders, false accusations and misguiding the people. I believe today's media has a huge responsibility, but honestly most of our Sri Lankan media is completely out of track and all they mainly focus is politics, useless gossips or about trashing someone's reputation. I'm sharing this to avoid any reader to misunderstand about one of the main contributors towards the dignity of our country. We all know how cricket, and how overall athletes represent us. Watch the latest interview of Mr. Pramodya W with Ada Derana sports... you'll understand how terrible this DM news is. Daily Mirror, please be responsible towards the society.

    Sam Tuesday, 06 December 2022 04:49 PM

    Give this guy marching orders never to return to the Sri Lankan Cricket. Enough said.


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