Sri Lankan cricketer Kusal Mendis arrested for being involved in accident

Sri Lanka cricketer Kusal Mendis has been arrested for running over a 64-year-old cyclist at around 5 am on 5th July (Sunday).

The police have confirmed the accident had occurred in Panadura, just south of Colombo. The victim was a local resident who suffered serious injuries and died on the way to the hospital. Mendis is likely to appear before the magistrate in the next 48 hours. The police shall continue the investigation in the meantime.

With Sri Lanka’s lockdowns and curfew halted, Mendis was allowed to be on the road at the time. He was a part of Sri Lanka’s residential training camp at Pallekele, which ended on Wednesday (1st July). The 25-year old has represented Sri Lanka in 44 Tests, 76 ODIs and 26 T20I matches. Mendis has also kept wickets occasionally for the team. His knock of 176 against Australia in 2016 at Pallekele is considered amongst one of the top Test knocks played by a Sri Lankan.