Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Sri Lanka’s promising new legspinning allrounder, may be allowed to resume his first-class career as cricket authorities consider easing a playing ban
Sa'adi Thawfeeq30-Oct-2003Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Sri Lanka’s promising new legspinning allrounder, maybe allowed to resume his first-class career as cricket authorities considereasing a playing ban for misconduct.Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) management committee will consider an appeal fromLokuarachchi’s club, Bloomfield C&AC, at their weekly meeting on Wednesdaynight.Bloomfield have requested that he be allowed to participate in the ongoingdomestic Premier tournament so that he can prepare himself for Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka in February next year, according to SLC secretary Mohan de Silva.De Silva said the appeal has been referred to the disciplinary committee whomay allow Lokuarachchi to return to domestic cricket but not lift the ban.Lokuarachchi is currently serving a four-month international and domesticban from all levels of cricket conducted by SLC and a two-year suspendedsentence imposed by SLC from last month.He is however allowed to participate at practices with the national team, although the ban will prevent him from being selected for the home seriesagainst England next month.Lokuarachchi (21) is facing charges in court for causing a fatal accident ina car driven by him where a mother was killed and her son seriously injuredat a bus stand in Kadawatha. He has represented Sri Lanka in three Tests and five one-day internationals.