The Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) has launched an inquiry against Niroshan Dickwella and Kusal Mendis for reportedly breaching the bio-secure bubble in England. The Sri Lankan team is on a tour to England for a three-match T20I series and as many ODIs.
The two cricketers were spotted roaming in Durham after the end of the T20I series on Sunday night.
The board will now investigate as to whether they breached the bio-bubble. “An investigation is underway as they have breached the (code of) conduct,” said SLC chief Shammi Silva said after a video of the players went viral on social media.
The visiting team was thumped by England 0-3 in the T20I series after David Willey and Sam Curran rattled the Sri Lankan batting line up while chasing a stiff target of 181 in 20 overs.
Sri Lanka were bundled out for 91 with Binura Fernando top-scoring with 20 during the course.
The Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Perera expressed his disappointment on the batting collapse.
“We know it was always going to be tough but the batting has not been upto the mark. We are not used to the pace and bounce and the execution was not great and we need to have good back-up plans facing a team like this. We have to take responsibility and play to our strengths and that's the best way to approach these kinds of situations,” he said after the game.
The two teams will now lock horns in the ODI series scheduled to begin on Tuesday in Chester-le-Street.