Sri Lanka suspends player after heroin arrest

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COLOMBO, May 26, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Sri Lanka’s cricket board Tuesday
suspended pace bowler Shehan Madushanka from all forms of the game,
two days after he was arrested allegedly in possession of heroin.

The right-arm bowler was stopped while driving with another person
in a car on Sunday and found to have two grams of the drug, police
said.

He took a hat-trick against Bangladesh on his one-day international
debut in January 2018. He also played two T20 matches against
Bangladesh in 2018, but has not played an international since due to
injuries.

Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Mohan de Silva said they suspended the
25-year-old pending an internal disciplinary inquiry. He was remanded
into custody on Monday.

“We have suspended him with immediate effect and he also cannot take
part in any form of the game,” de Silva said.