Former captain Dasun Shanaka has actually been fined USD 10,000 by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for breaching his legal responsibilities after apparently fabricating an injury to leave a first-rate match in Sri Lanka in order to bet the Dubai Capitals in the UAE, according to sources.Former Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka discovered himself in major difficulty after being implicated of faking concussion in a superior match in Colombo on February 2 in a quote to take a trip to Dubai to participate in Dubai Capitals ILT20 game against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders that exact same evening.According to a report, SLCs chargesheet has exposed that top-notch match referee Wendell Labrooy was led to think that Shanaka had a concussion and required a substitute to be authorized.
This was based upon SLC CEO Ashley de Silva declaration: SSC [Shanakas superior club] would most likely be performing their own inquiry as well.However, Shanaka had actually later clarified that de Silva and others knew his Dubai plans.
He included that after leaving the ground following his dismissal on the third early morning of the three-dayer, he went to a medical professional to seek medical clearance having incurred a blow to his neck while batting that day, before leaving for the UAE.SLC and the club understood I had to leave, Shanaka said.
I just came back because there was a request from the SSC to play this top-notch match.
However my other group wanted me back, as Id helped win two games for them earlier in the tournament.Shanaka scored a century before leaving for Dubai.In a bid to avoid transfer, SSC remembered 3 of their Sri Lanka stars from ILT20 for the match versus Moors Sports Club in the Major League Tournament.
He picked up a wicket in the 21 overs he bowled on the opening day, before he scored an unbeaten 39 on day 2 and transformed it into a century on the last early morning, en route to a 123 for 87.
Shanaka did not take further part in the video game, before he resurfaced in Dubai that exact same evening, where he scored 34 off 12 at batting at No.
5 for Dubai Capitals.He did not bowl because game either.
Later on, the all-rounder did not return home as he had actually played 3 more matches in ILT20 en path to a title haul.