Sri Lanka Cricket lifts ban on Danushka Gunathilaka after batter cleared of sexual assault
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Gunathilaka has represented Sri Lanka in more than 100 matches including eight Tests
Sri Lanka Cricket has lifted its ban on Danushka Gunathilaka, who was cleared of a sexual assault charge last month.
He was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman while in Australia for the T20 World Cup in November.
The batter was suspended from all forms of cricket by SLC following his arrest.
SLC said an independent committee had recommended a "full lifting of the ban" with "due consideration to his cricketing career and its impact on the cricketing ambitions of the nation".
"The executive committee of the SLC, at its meeting held on 13th October 2023, has ratified this recommendation," SLC added in a statement released on Tuesday.
"They have also cautioned Mr Gunathilaka to always uphold his status as a representative of the nation in all his future actions."
Gunathilaka, 32, last played for his country in a first-round match against Namibia at the T20 World Cup in October 2022.