Sri Lanka batsman Mendis arrested above fatal crash
Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis was arrested Sunday after getting allegedly involved with a fatal crash with a cyclist, who died instantly, just beyond your country's capital Colombo, police said.
The 25-year-old batsman was driving an SUV at Panadura before dawn when the incident happened, police said.
Mendis has been named found in the 16-player squad for a two-match home Test series against England found in March, but the tour was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 3,000 persons are killed annually found in traffic accidents in Sri Lanka.
A ex - spin bowler, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, was presented with a four-year suspended jail sentence for crashing into a girl pedestrian and killing her in 2003.
