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Sri Lanka Cricket suspends rape-accused Danushka Gunathilaka from all forms of cricket with immediate effect

Danushka Gunathilaka was replaced by Asheen Bandra after he sustained an injury three weeks ago.

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Sri Lankan batsman Danushka Gunathilaka

Days after Sri Lankan batsman Danushka Gunathilaka got arrested from Sydney East on rape charges, Sri Lanka Cricket took stringent action against the cricketer on Monday and suspended him from all forms of cricket with immediate effect.

The board also promised to probe into the matter and take necessary steps.

Taking it to Twitter, the official handle of Sri Lanka Cricket announced that the ExCo of SLC has decided to suspend the national player Danushka Gunathilaka from all forms of cricket with immediate effect and will not consider him for any selections.

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In a media release, SLC further said Sri Lanka Cricket will take the necessary steps to promptly carry out an inquiry into the alleged offence and after the court case in Australia, steps will be taken to penalise the cricketer if found guilty.

The board also said it adopts a zero-tolerance policy for such conduct by any player and will provide all the required support to the Australian law enforcement authorities during the investigation process.

Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested by the Sydney police after a 29-year-old woman filed a rape complaint against him. Reports said the woman met the cricketer through an online dating application.

Reports further said the cricketer went out on a date with the woman and sexually assaulted her on the evening of November 2. He was then nabbed on Sunday morning from the Team Hotel in Central Business District in Sydney.

The cricketer had drinks with the woman and went out for something to eat before going back to the victim’s place, reports stated.

According to the victim, the cricketer assaulted her several times while forcing sexual acts on her. Danushka Gunathilaka was replaced by Asheen Bandra after he sustained an injury three weeks ago. However, the management asked him to stay with the team instead of jetting him off back to Sri Lanka.

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Video of Rohit Sharma proposing to fan at airport leaves users in splits | Watch

Rohit in the video can also be heard proposing to his fan after giving him a rose and asking the fan to marry him. The fan can be seen beaming a wide smile throughout the exchange.

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The Blues skipper, Rohit Sharma, made a return to the national squad in the second ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam on Sunday after missing the first ODI in the tri-series owing to family-related commitments. In the skipper’s absence, Hardik Pandya was entrusted to lead the team against the Aussies.

India’s opener joined back with his team after arriving in India’s Vizag. However, the skipper met with his fans at the airport and had an hilarious exchange with one of the fans who was waiting for him.

In the video, Rohit along with his teammates can be seen coming out of the airport where a fan can be seen recording a selfie video. Rohit, who can be seen bolting through the crowd of fans, can be seen offering a flower to the fan recording the video.

Rohit in the video can also be heard proposing to his fan after giving him a rose and asking the fan to marry him. The fan can be seen beaming a wide smile throughout the exchange.

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Twitter reactions

After the video went viral on social media, many users came forward to add their praise on the incident. One user wrote and said that this is why Rohit Sharma is the greatest of all time, implying Sharma’s modesty and humbleness are the key attributes.

One user wrote and said that the Indian skipper just wanted to throw the rose away, however, as he couldn’t find any dustbin, he offered the rose to one of the fans.

One user wrote and predicted that the fan must have said yes after hearing the proposal of Rohit Sharma, which is why he didn’t upload the full video.

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IND vs AUS: Sanju Samson to replace Shreyas Iyer in ODI series against Australia

Iyer complaint of back injury ahead of the Ahmedabad Test day 3.

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The Indian team has suffered a setback before the series of three ODIs to be played between India and Australia. If the report is to be believed, Shreyas Iyer will not be a part of the ODI series against Australia. The BCCI issued a statement on Monday saying that the medical team is monitoring Shreyas’s injury.

If Shreyas is ruled out of the ODI series against Australia, then Rajat Patidar or Rahul Tripathi will be included in the team, or BCCI could opt for Sanju Samson.

If media reports are to be believed, on the other hand, the way Axar Patel got a chance in place of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel also capitalized on that opportunity. Similarly, in place of Shreyas Iyer batsman Sanju Samson might come to the fore.

For the unversed, Iyer complaint of back injury ahead of the Ahmedabad Test day 3. The batsman could not even run properly hence, Team India was one batsman short during the first innings.

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On the other hand, Sanju Samson ODI Carrier includes 330 runs in 10 innings of 11 matches, including two half-centuries. Moreover, in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the first match of the ODI series, Hardik Pandya will take over the responsibility of captaincy only in the first ODI against Australia.

India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test Series by 2-1 and lifted the trophy. Men In Blue have also qualified for the World Test Championship’s final. Now in the absence of Rohit Sharma, in the first ODI, Hardik Pandya would like to start the ODI series with a win for the Indian team under his captaincy.

Indian Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Jaydev Unadkat, Washington Sundar and Suryakumar Yadav.

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Virat Kohli shakes a leg with Norwegian dance group Quick Style | Watch

Virat Kohli played a marathon inning of 186 off 364 balls in the last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Ahmedabad.

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Virat Kohli shakes a leg with Norwegian dance group Quick Style

Virat Kohli met members of Norwegian dance group Quick Style in Mumbai on Tuesday. He was seen grooving to the song Ishq by Stereo Nation with the Quick Style group. The cricketer also shared a picture with the members of the dance crew.

During the shoot, Kohli made a reel with the group. In it, a member of Quick Style picks up a cricket bat, not knowing what to do with it. Dressed in a white T-shirt and black jeans, Kohli enters the scene and does the steps while holding the bat. The dance crew follows them.

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For the unversed, Norway’s dance crew is famous for quick style dance on Bollywood songs. Quick Style danced to the songs Kala Chashma and Saddi Galli at his own partner’s wedding a few months back. Its video too went viral on social media. After this the popularity of the dance crew has increased vigorously. The dance group keeps uploading dance videos on Indian and Pakistani songs on social media.

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When the former Indian skipper met the dance group, he had also shared a photo with them on social media. It caption read, “Guess who I met in Mumbai.”

However, this is not for the first time that Kohli was spotted dancing. Indian players had played Holi fiercely in Ahmedabad before the fourth test. During this, Virat Kohli also danced with Shubman Gill in the team bus. Kohli also did the hook step of Shahrukh Khan’s movie Pathan song in Nagpur in the first Test against Australia.

On the sport front, Virat Kohli played a marathon inning of 186 off 364 balls in the last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Ahmedabad. He batted for 520 minutes and scored the 28th century of his Test career, which came after 1205 days. Including all three formats, Virat has now 75 international centuries.

The last Test between Australia and India was drawn, but India have now reached the final of the WTC Yano World Test Championship. India will compete against Australia on June 7 at The Oval Ground in London, the capital of England.

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