COLOMBO: Sri Lankan sports minister on Wednesday has defended their premier wicket-keeper batsman Kusal Perera who has been ruled out from the ongoing New Zealand tour over doping charges, termed it as a conspiracy against the cricketer.
Dayasiri Jayasekera told parliament that authorities will send a “B” sample for testing after the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced last week that Perera tested positive for a banned steroid during a random check.
“We are doing all we can to defend him,” the minister said. “We are wondering if this allegation is a conspiracy to keep him out of next year’s T20 World Cup.”
Defending champions Sri Lanka are contenders to retake the title when the World T20 takes place from March to April in India next year..
Perera is Sri Lanka’s second international player to fail a doping test, earlier Lankan opener Upul Tharanga was suspended for three months for the same cause in 2011.
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