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Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva withdraws from West Indies tour after father's murder

Ranjan De Silva was killed by an unidentified gunman.

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Sri Lanka batsman Dhananjaya de Silva will not travel with the team for their West Indies tour following his father's killing, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Friday.

Sri Lankan media reported local politician Ranjan De Silva, 62, was killed by an unidentified gunman on Thursday, just a day before his son was to depart to the Caribbean for the three-test tour starting June 6.

"We are extremely shocked, perturbed and saddened by the great loss suffered by Dhananjaya and his family," SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala said in a statement.

"Sri Lanka Cricket will take every measure to support Dhananjaya at this time of sorrow and grief for him and his family, while giving him time to overcome the great pain and suffering caused by this tragedy."


The SLC has not made any official word on who will be replacing the allrounder in the series. The side will also be missing the opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne who fractured a finger while batting in the nets earlier this month while preparing for a limited-overs domestic tournament.

Sri Lanka are scheduled to play a three-Test match series against West Indies starting from June 6. The two teams will also be playing a 3-day warm-up game from June 1.

The right-arm batsman has played 13 Tests for Sri Lanka. He made a return to the side during the third Test against India at Feroz Shaha Kotla in New Delhi in December 2017, in which he scored an unbeaten ton to save the visitors from an innings defeat. De Silva also scored a century in February against Bangladesh.

(With Reuters Inputs)

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