Bhanuka handed one-year suspended ban

On Jul 5, 2021

Former Sri Lanka batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa has been fined US $5,000 for a breach of contract and is essentially on probation for two years, having been handed a one-year ban as a suspended sentence.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) dealt out these punishments for breaching “the obligations of Player Contract 2019-2020, while appearing in social and other media interviews”, according to an official release.

Rajapaksa has been publicly protesting his continued omission from Sri Lanka’s major teams, most recently suggesting he should have been part of Sri Lanka’s squad for the tour of England.

Despite the punishments, Rajapaksa has been included in the bio-secure bubble training squad that may be picked from, for the forthcoming series against India.

Rajapaksa, who has seven T20 International caps for Sri Lanka last played for the country against India in Indore in 2020. (Agencies)