Cricket: Although cricket is called a 'gentleman's game', sometimes some such incidents happen which prove this statement wrong. Match fixing, spot fixing, ball tampering etc. are some such incidents which tarnish the image of this game.

Apart from this, those who violate the decorum of cricket become guilty in the eyes of the fans forever. Recently a sensational news has come out. According to this, a well-known Sri Lankan cricketer has been banned by the Sri Lanka Cricket Board due to one of his actions. Let us know in detail in this article what he did and for how many days the ban is.

Players who spoil the image of cricket

Actually, the player we are talking about is none other than Sri Lankan wicketkeeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella. The Sri Lanka Cricket Board has banned him for consuming banned drugs during the Sri Lanka Premier League.

Let us tell you that this ban is indefinite. This 31-year-old player will stay away from all forms of cricket until further notice. Sri Lanka Cricket Board shared this information on social media platform Twitter and said,

“Cricketer Niroshan Dickwella has been suspended from participating in all forms of cricket due to an alleged anti-doping violation. The suspension is effective immediately and will continue until further notice”

“Cricketer Niroshan Dickwella has been found guilty of a doping violation following testing conducted by the Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency during the recent Lanka Premier League.”

See the tweet here:

Cricketer Niroshan Dickwella has been suspended from participating in all forms of cricket due to an alleged anti-doping violation.
The suspension is effective immediately and will remain in place until further notice: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) #LKA #Sri Lanka

Cricketer Niroshan… pic.twitter.com/ryglO3MnZM

— Sri Lanka Tweet 🇱🇰 (@SriLankaTweet) August 16, 2024

This is what the career of this player has been like

Born on 23 June 1993 in Kandy, Niroshan Dickwella has played 54 Tests, 55 ODIs and 28 T20 matches for Sri Lanka. He has scored 2757 runs in Tests. Apart from scoring 1604 runs in ODIs, he has also scored 480 runs in T20 Internationals.