This Sri Lankan fast bowler did wonders in his debut but then he was banned for doing illegal work.
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There have been some such talents in the world of cricket whose career started with a bang but they could not take advantage of it. Sometimes due to luck and sometimes due to their own mistakes, these players could not do justice to their talent. Similar is the story of Sri Lankan fast bowler Shehan Madhushanka who is now away from cricket forever. when Madhushanka When he made his debut, it was believed that he is the future of Sri Lanka, but soon the future of this bowler got lost in the dark.
In the beginning of the year 2018, triseries was to be played in Bangladesh between Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka gave 22-year-old Shehan Madhushanka a chance in the team for the first time for this series. At that time Madhushanka played only three first class and List A matches. However, seeing his speed, the selectors gave him a chance in the team. After this, on this day i.e. 27 January 2018, Madhushanka got a chance to make her ODI debut and after this match, her ODI career ended.
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Madhushanka took hat-trick in debut match
The Sri Lankan team came out to bat first in this match. He scored 221 runs in 50 overs. In response, Bangladesh’s team was reduced to 142 runs and Sri Lanka won. Madhushanka had an important role in this victory of Sri Lanka. Madhushanka took a hat-trick in her very first match. He dismissed Mohammad Saifuddin, Mashrafe Mortaza and Rubel Hossain on the last 3 balls of the 37th over. With this hat-trick, he became famous overnight. He also got a chance to play two T20 matches again. However, after this he could never get on the field.
The board had banned
After the T20 against Bangladesh, he was constantly troubled by injuries and did not get a chance to play. At the same time, in the year 2020, he did something that ended his career forever. In those days there was a lockdown in Sri Lanka due to Coronavirus. No one was allowed to move from one city to another. Meanwhile, Madhashanka was going somewhere in his car when the policemen stopped him. When the vehicle was checked, the police recovered two grams of heroin. He was sent on police remand. Sri Lankan Cricket Board got very angry with this and they banned this player.
