The Sri Lankan cricketer has also been fined USD 5000 by SLC for breaching the player contract.
Karthik says he got ‘a lot stick’ from his mother and wife for his remarks.
Earlier, five players (who are currently in Sri Lanka) who refused to sign the tour contract for India series have already been left out from the national camp.
In their defence, the board highlighted that out of the 20 players named in the India side, 14 have players have represented the country.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning captain Arjun Ranatunga has criticised the board for hosting a second-string India side.
Joe Root looked in excellent touch in the first match as he stayed unbeaten with an 87-ball 79 with the help of four fours.
The three players are currently quarantining in Negombo.
The trio will undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine in Katunayake before facing a disciplinary hearing with the board in Colombo.
Sri Lanka will aim to wash out the humiliating defeat by making a comeback in the ODI series.
Netizens promptly reacted to the video, which has got viral on social media.
No member from the England and Sri Lanka teams has been impacted.
The campaign, which started on Facebook, has now spread across all other social media platforms (like Instagram and Twitter).
England will look forward to completing a whitewash and may opt to bring in some fresh faces to their side in the 3rd T20I against Sri Lanka.
The wicketkeeper-batsman had played a match-winning knock of an unbeaten 55-ball 68, that helped England win the opening game.
Dhawan is currently serving the mandatory quarantine along with fellow Indian players in Mumbai for the Sri Lanka Tour.
Jos Buttler and Dasun Shanaka are coming to this contest on the back of scoring impressive half-centuries in the first match.
With some exciting talent on display in both sides, the fans are guaranteed a brilliant game of cricket in Wales.
The bilateral series will begin from June 23 with the three-match T20I series, followed by three ODIs.
The 26-year-old also revealed the name of the book he is currently reading which was gifted to him by a special person.
Sussex fast bowler George Garton has received his maiden international call up for the ODI series.
Prithvi Shaw is hoping to make the most of this opportunity and wants to show the selectors that he can maintain this level of consistency at the international level as well.
The squad includes the likes of Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali, Mark Wood amongst others.
The team selection for Sri Lanka tour also stirred a debate regarding many Indian players not being considered for the tour, despite their phenomenal performances in domestic cricket.
India will play 3 T20Is and as many ODIs on this tour.
The inaugural edition of LPL was won by Jaffna Stallions, who defeated Galle Gladiators by four wickets in the final.
Kusal Perera will lead a young-looking Sri Lankan side with Kusal Mendis as his deputy.
The players have suffered significant pay cuts under new scheme formulated by the board with the help of former Sri Lanka skipper Aravinda de Silva and their new director of cricket Tom Moody.
It is worth noting that the Sri Lanka women’s team haven’t played any international game since the Women’s T20 World Cup last year.
Shorifyl Islam decided to have a few words with the Kusal Mendis, which didn’t go down well with the batter and the duo exchanged a few words in the middle.
With this win, Sri Lanka opens their account in World Cup Super League with 10 points.
Mushfiqur Rahim became only the 4th player to smash 6000 runs in ODIs as wicket-keeper while Shakib Al Hasan became the joint leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in ODIs.
While the fans criticized the visitors for another poor outing, they hailed the home side for going top of the table of ODI Super League standings.
Earlier, the 34-year-old has adjudged Player of the Match in the first ODI, where he played a fine innings of 84 from 87 deliveries.
A superb effort behind the stumps by wicketkeeper Kusal Perera has seen Sri Lanka take control of the proceedings in the second ODI.
The 29-year-old put Sri Lanka on top with his lethal fast bowling on Tuesday.
Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim was awarded the Man of the Match award for his tremendous knock of 125 off 127.
Most of the fans hailed Wanindu Hasaranga for the heroics he produced in Dhaka on Sunday.
Not only did the home side lose two wickets, but they also lost both their reviews in consecutive deliveries.
The series was thrown into jeopardy on Sunday morning when three members from Sri Lanka’s contingent tested positive for Covid-19 in Dhaka.
Bangladesh can be hopeful of giving tough competition, considering the recent form of depleted Lankan team.
In the first ODI of this series, Bangladesh is set to host their Sri Lankan counterparts at Mirpur.
All three matches of the series will be hosted by Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka.
According to the fitness policy, the players need to undergo the test every 40 days. It is learnt that the two players are informed to complete the test within the Bangladesh tour schedule to get selected for the England tour.
Rahul Dravid will be guiding the Men in Blue against Sri Lanka in absence of regular coach Ravi Shastri.
The T20I series will not only help the Men in Blue test their bench strength but will give good match practice prior to the T20 World Cup later this year.
The tournament was scheduled to take place in June this year in Sri Lanka.
While the 37-year-old does not have a central contract, he would be eligible to play the T20 World Cup with a tour contract.
Sri Lanka are set to tour to Bangladesh for a three-match ODI series. The series will be played in Dhaka from May 23.
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The Men in Blue will fly to Sri Lanka on July 5 and will be undergoing hard quarantine before taking to the field.
Check out all the important details about India’s bilateral series against Sri Lanka, scheduled to take place in July.
Dravid is expected to travel to Sri Lanka in absence of regular coaching staff led by Ravi Shastri who will be with the separate Indian contingent in the United Kingdom.
Team India to play three ODIs and likewise T20Is against Sri Lanka in July, confirmed Sourav Ganguly on Sunday.
Veteran Sri Lankan bowler is likely to make an international comeback in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Sri Lanka will be taking on Bangladesh in a 3-match ODI series from May 23, wherein the newly appointed captain, Kusal Perera is likely to make his captaincy debut.
The team will be playing the bilateral T20I and ODI series in July.
D Karunaratne is on the crease having scored a double century with D de Silva along with him at 150 not out.
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Dilhara Lokuhettige is yet to accept the charges.
The hospital will be giving a bulletin on the current status of Murali’s health very soon.
The biggest positive for Windies has been the sublime opening pair of Shai Hope and Evin Lewis. Jason Mohammed also shone with the ball as he picked up 3 wickets.
Shai Hope and Danushka Gunathilaka will be the players to watch out for in this contest.
Shai Hope’s 10th ODI hundred guided the hosts to a comfortable victory in the first ODI on Wednesday. Coming into this match, West Indies leads the 3-match series 1-0.
The Universe Boss came close to achieving the remarkable feat in IPL 2012 when he smashed leg-spinner Rahul Sharma for 5 sixes in an over.
The Sri Lanka batsman was batting on 55 when he was adjudged out, much to the shock of everyone. Twitterati went berserk following the dismissal and questioned the third umpire’s decision.
After a thrilling T20I series where West Indies won 2-1 over Sri Lanka, the action now shifts to 3-match ODI series.
Sri Lanka have not directly qualified to the Super 12s of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and hence they will have to fight it out in the qualifiers. They badly need a victory in this series to boost their morale up.
West Indies can seal the 3-match T20I series with a win against Sri Lanka in this contest.
When these two sides met last, it was West Indies who came out on top, winning the series 2-0 in 2020.
While Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard will feature for West Indies, Sri Lanka will also have veterans Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera back for this series.