The five-match Test series between India and Australia is scheduled to start from November 22. This time Australia is all set to host the Border Gavaskar Trophy. However, before the start of the series, Cricket Australia has taken a big step. The board has banned Dalip Samaraweera for 10 years. Dalip Samaraweera was the coach of the Australian women’s team. Samaraweera was banned for inappropriate behavior with a female player.
20 years have passed since the ban
Earlier, Cricket Australia had banned Samaraweera for 20 years. The incident occurred while he was working as a personal coach while working in Victoria. However, Samaraweera has denied the claim and has decided not to participate in the investigation. Samaraweera can no longer return to Australia or any state or territory entity until 2044. By then he will be 72 years old.
Coached in Big Bash League
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Cummins described Samaraweera’s behavior as “absolutely reprehensible” in September. Samaraweera represented Sri Lanka between 1993 and 1995. After this he became active in the world of coaching. She was the Stars coach from the inaugural season of the Women’s Big Bash League in 2015. Apart from this, he has also worked as the interim head coach of Victoria this year.
How was your career?
Samaraweera, 52, made his Test debut for Sri Lanka in 1993 against the West Indies. He has scored 211 runs in 7 Test matches for Sri Lanka at an average of 15.07. Whereas the former player has scored 91 runs in 5 ODI matches. Samaraweera could not do anything special in international cricket. But he has made a lot of noise in domestic cricket. He has scored 7210 runs in 136 test matches at an average of 39.18. In 66 List A matches, he has scored 1658 runs at an average of 33.83. In the first class, he has 16 centuries and 34 half-centuries to his name, while in List A he has scored 3 centuries and 8 half-centuries.
