Top 5 controversies that rocked cricketing circles in 2022

During the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, the Sri Lankan team failed to reach the semi-final after delivering dismal performances. Heartbroken after the team’s failed journey in the World T20 competition, Sri Lankan fans had to face embarrassment when batter Danushka Gunathilaka got arrested on November 6 by the Australian Police.

According to Sydney police, the 31-year-old Sri Lanka cricketer was accused of sexual assault by a 29-year-old woman, whom he met via an online dating app.

Earlier this year, in the month of October, Nepal cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane was also arrested on rape charges by a 17-year-old girl, and in a gap of just one month, with Gunathilaka’s arrest, that too in a rape case, the cricketing world went into another shock. Right after the incident, Sri Lanka Cricket also took stern action against their cricketer by suspending him from all forms of cricket with immediate effect.

On November 17, after spending 11 days behind bars, Gunathilaka got released from police custody after getting a bail from Sydney’s Downing Centre court. The cricketer won’t be allowed to leave Australia until further notice as his passport has also been frozen.