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Sri Lanka to discipline players after Covid bubble breach

Vice-captain Kusal Mendis is one of the Sri Lankan players seen breaching Covid rules in England after videos emerged online

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Monday initiated disciplinary action against three players, including vice-captain Kusal Mendis, after videos emerged appearing to show them breaching their bio-secure Covid bubble in England.

Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella were seen smoking in the streets of Durham, where they are based ahead of this week’s first one-day international at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday

In a second video on social media, opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka is seen joining the pair, violating the coronavirus rules of their stay in England, where they are not allowed to roam freely.

“We have seen the videos and have started an inquiry,” a cricket board source in…

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