A Sri Lankan cricketer, Danushka Gunathilaka, is making headlines after he was charged for alleged sexual assault in Sydney, know about his wife and age
As per a report by CNN, the Australian police stated that, the cricketer was arrested late in Saturday after he was charged with rape.
Who Is Sri Lanka Cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, His Wife, Age, Cricket Career Stats, Biography, Twitter
Cricket player Danushka Gunathilaka has been arrested and charged today accused of raping a young woman in Sydney.
It's alleged the 31-year-old Sri Lankan cricketer was communicating with the woman for several days via a dating app before they met up in person. @RuthWW #9News pic.twitter.com/4aq6R6v9Yn
— 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) November 6, 2022
Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been arrested in Sydney yesterday for rape. Sri Lanka team left home without him this morning. Gunathilaka was injured three weeks ago and replaced by Ashen Bandara. But team management kept him with the squad without sending him home.
— Rex Clementine (@RexClementine) November 6, 2022
As per the same report, he was arrested from a hotel where he was staying with his team.
For those who are unversed let us tell you, the top-order batter was ruled out earlier from the T20 World Cup because of an injury, however, he stayed on with his team.
Now the Sri Lankan team, who have lost to England and ended their chance in the World Cup, has reportedly returned back without him.
Who’s Danushka Gunathilaka?
Danushka Gunathilaka, who’s a professional Sri Lankan cricketer plays as the top batter in all games. The 31 year old is a Buddhist by religion and is unmarried.
He was born in Panadura, Sri Lanka, on March 17, 1991. The cricketer has completed his graduation from Mahanama College in Colombo.
He is also known as one of 33 cricketers who received a National Contract from SLC (Sri Lanka Cricket) for 2018-2019 season.
However, soon enough he was suspended by the SLC from all international games in 2019 after they found out he had breached several codes of conduct.
Previously, Danushka had made headlines when he was caught up in a heated argument with Afghanistan’s bowler, Rashid Khan during a match between the two countries in the Super Fours leg of the Asia Cup 2022.
The incident, which took place on Sept 3, happened after the opponent’s spinner was spotted having a conversation with the batsman after Gunathilaka hit Khan for a boundary.
During that game, Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan with a score of 175/5.
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Career Batting Stats
Left-Handed Batsman
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Format
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M
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Inn
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NO
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Runs
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HS
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Avg
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BF
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SR
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100s
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50s
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4s
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6s
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Test
2017–18
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8
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16
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0
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299
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61
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18.7
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597
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50.1
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0
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2
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32
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3
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ODI
2015–
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47
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45
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1
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1601
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133
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36.4
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1844
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86.8
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2
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11
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172
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20
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T20I
2016–
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46
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45
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0
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741
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57
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16.5
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615
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120.5
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0
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3
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78
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21
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Format
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M
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Inn
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B
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Mdn
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Runs
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W
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BB
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Econ
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Avg
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SR
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4W
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5W
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Test
2017–18
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8
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6
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198
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3
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111
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1
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1/16
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3.36
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111.0
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198.0
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0
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0
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ODI
2015–
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47
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22
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402
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1
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371
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8
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3/48
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5.53
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46.4
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50.2
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0
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0
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T20I
2016–
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46
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12
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123
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0
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155
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6
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2/3
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7.56
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25.8
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20.5
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0
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0
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Controversies Involving Danushka
The cricketer is quite famous for being the centre of controversies. Though most of these controversies are related to his breach of codes of conduct and usage of offensive language.
For instance, previously, in March 2021, he was penalized by ICC, due to the violation of Level 1 of ICC Code of Conduct.
At the time, he had used offensive language against West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran.
In another instance, a 3-member panel inquiry was set because of Danushka’s unprofessional behavior. At the time, he was censured by SLC due to his inappropriate behaviour.
Moreover, he was even told to attend mandatory counselling for a year.
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