Dulip Samaraweera, a Sri Lankan Test cricket player, was on Friday instructed by Australian cricket authorities to stay away from the sport for the next ten years for “inappropriate conduct”—the suspension is to run simultaneously with another twenty-year ban he is serving. The 52-year-old, who featured in seven Tests and five ODIs in the 1990s, was appointed head coach for the woman’s team in Victoria state in May. However, she has faced severe criticism which led to his resignation after making inappropriate advances towards a female player.
In September, the Commission for Conduct of Cricket Australia sanctioned him from taking any role in the Australian cricket for a period of 20 years which has now turned to a different claim.
This one was in connection to an alleged behavior when Samaraweera was working with Cricket Victoria but a private coaching session outside that capacity.
“Cricket Australia Conduct Commission has made a determination in relation to a further allegation of inappropriate behaviour against Dulip Samaraweera,” said the statement.
“Samaraweera refuted the claims, but did not engage in the inquiry or the following hearing held by the Conduct Commission.”
The commission which gave no further particulars of the accusations stated that the 10-year ban would run at the same time as the 20-year sanction.
