Danushka Gunathilaka, a player for Sri Lanka, was detained after being accused of raping a lady in Sydney during the World Cup.


Danushka Gunathilaka, a Sri Lankan international cricketer, is now being held by Australian police after his bail application was denied on Monday. He is accused of raping a lady in Sydney while the World Cup is being played in Australia.

Danushka Gunathilaka, a Sri Lankan international cricketer

International cricket player Danushka Gunathilaka from Sri Lanka is now being arrested by Australian police after his bail request was turned down on Monday. While the World Cup is being held in Australia, he is accused of raping a woman in Sydney.


The victim claims that the alleged rape took place last Wednesday after they met the alleged attacker online, which is what Sydney-based police in the New South Wales region said the day before.

The cricketer was accused by police with four counts of having intercourse without consent before a Sydney court, where the judge today denied him provisional release in a private hearing, according to the ABC station.

The cricketer's attorney, for her part, told ABC that her client is "obviously angry" and plans to take the matter before the High Court of New South Wales, the top court in the area, as soon as feasible.

The announcement added that Gunathilaka, 31, last competed for his nation on October 16 against Namibia in the Sri Lankan team's opening match in the T20 World Cup in the city of Geelong, almost 1,000 kilometres southwest of Sydney. font.

The executive committee of his nation's cricket federation said on Monday that it has suspended Gunathilaka from taking part in "any" cricket-related activities "immediately" in response to learning about the alleged crime committed in Australia, according to a statement posted on his homepage.

The beginning of an investigation and potential sanctions against the player have also been announced by Sri Lanka Cricket, which has declared "Zero Tolerance" against such behaviour.