Niroshan Dickwella cleared to play all forms of cricketn [Post Updated #29]

[Batman]

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella - Performance Watch

ICC Media Release

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee and also received an official reprimand after being found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct following an incident on day three of the second Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa at the Sinhalese Cricket Club (SSC) in Colombo.

Dickwella admitted to the charge and accepted the sanction imposed by Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees without the need to convene a disciplinary hearing.

Through his admission, Dickwella was found to have breached Level 1 Article 2.1.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which states: “Where the facts of the alleged incident are not adequately or clearly covered by any of the above offences, conduct that either (a) is contrary to the spirit of the game; or (b) brings the game into disrepute’.

The incident happened on Saturday in the 59th over of South Africa’s first innings when Dickwella claimed a catch on a bounce and celebrated it by throwing the ball in the air.

Commenting on his decision, Mr Crowe said: “While claiming an unfair catch is a serious offence, we noted that this is Niroshan’s his first Test and in excitement he claimed the catch. We are sure that in future when a catch of this nature is in doubt, he will indicate such.”

The charge was leveled by on-field umpires Richard Kettleborough and Nigel Llong, third umpire Billy Bowden, all from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, and fourth umpire Ranmore Martinesz.

All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee.

 

[Sakss]

LOL.. a bit harsh

 

[Kwremb]

Sounds a bit extreme

 

[thivaakar]

LOL he didn't know whether it bounced or not. He genuinely thought he took it clean, that is why he kept appealing even after every SL player gave him a "man are you serious ?" look. Poor guy lol.

 

[Mamoon]

Learning from his idol.

 

[London_Lahori]

Any video of the incident? If it's a blatant attempt at cheating, then it's deserved.

 

[thivaakar]

Any video of the incident? If it's a blatant attempt at cheating, then it's deserved.

He wasn't cheating, he thought he took it clean, only Dickwella appealed, even the bowler stared at him and kept walking.

 

[London_Lahori]

He wasn't cheating, he thought he took it clean, only Dickwella appealed, even the bowler stared at him and kept walking.

Well if it was so obvious that everyone realised, even the bower 22 yards away, then I'm inclined to believe the keeper knew as well.

 

[Batman_DB]

it annoyed the commentators as well can't expect much from the lankans they always appeal for such things

 

[Electron]

Haven't seen the video, but Sri Lanka is one of the sides who tend to over-appeal a little, and it looks annoying.

 

[Buffet]

Some time players don't know it for sure and get excited , specially for front bump catches. In this case, keeper should have known.

 

[Rana]

I have been highly impressed with him for quite some time now. Sri Lanka are still in transition since the loss of Jayawardne and Sangakara, however whenever I see this guy play the way he plays now, I only can imagine how strong the Sri Lankan middle order would have been if Jaya and Sanga were still playing. Love his style, love his attitude and plays with his hear on his sleeve. Highly impressive player who I feel is slightly underrated in terms of world players these days. He is still young in Test cricket, but even then an average of 35 is very good for a Keeper batsman, more importantly a young one considering he is only 24. In ODI cricket he has shown what he is capable of. A healthy average of @38.73 at a strike rate of 92.5 is no doubt very impressive, plus 2 ODI hundreds.

For him to emulate the great Sangakara would be a near impossible task, yet I still feel he is a capable batsman of a 45-50 average in Tests and a 40+ average in ODIs

 

[Hasan123]

Gunthilieka,Kusal Perra,and Kusal Mendis are also talented players. Sri Lanka should stick with these 4 as they have a or of ability. All 4 can be Lankan greats.

 

[Rana]

Gunthilieka,Kusal Perra,and Kusal Mendis are also talented players. Sri Lanka should stick with these 4 as they have a or of ability. All 4 can be Lankan greats.

The one who catches my eye the most after Dickwella is Gunthulieka. He looks like an absolute package, beast of an all-rounder waiting to bloom into a top class player.

 

[sachin100]

The one who catches my eye the most after Dickwella is Gunthulieka. He looks like an absolute package, beast of an all-rounder waiting to bloom into a top class player.

Allrounder is i think asela gunaratne who is injured.

Gunathilake is the opener in odis along with dickwella. He is also good but suspended for 6 matches for misconduct

 

[Hasan123]

The one who catches my eye the most after Dickwella is Gunthulieka. He looks like an absolute package, beast of an all-rounder waiting to bloom into a top class player.

Mendis is the one who excites me the most.

 

[Specialisttailender]

My Sri Lankan batting line up. Played couple of dilschoop perfectly vs Rabada in South Africa in few T20 matches.

1. Kusal Perera
2. Gunatilaka
3. Sadeera
4. Mendis
5. Chandimal
6. Mathews
7. Asela

 

[Saj]

I like his no-nonsense approach. Attacking intent and looks to score runs.

 

[Rana]

I like his no-nonsense approach. Attacking intent and looks to score runs.

Exactly my sentiments. Plus, he looks very organised as a batsman. Has plenty of shots all around the park

 

[MenInG]

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella progress thread

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella arrived to the major league following a glorious school cricket career. To start out with, the left-handed batsman captained Trinity College to an unbeaten season, winning the two-day, one-day and T20 tournament. In the process, he went down in the history book of Trinity as their most successful captain. Hailing from the same school as Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara, Dickwella was introduced relatively early to the international circuit. However, a bad run of form saw the cricketer get axed from the national squad for the Nidahas T20I tri-nation series featuring India and Bangladesh recently. Dickwella during a recent one-day game for his domestic team Nondescripts Cricket Club took some time out to share his thoughts with Dhaka Tribune in an exclusive interview. Here are the excerpts:

Disappointed not to be a part of the Nidahas series?

Definitely. I did not score much runs in the last few series. So I am playing the domestic league now, hoping to get some big scores and get back in the team.

Did you speak to head coach Chandika Hathurusingha regarding your batting?

I know what I have to do but there is a bad patch for every player and I am going through that now. I am trying to overcome those mistakes and improve my game.

Do you think you need to change the way you play?

I really don’t want to change my way of batting, and game plan. I want to continue with what I have been doing since young age. That has helped me to become a national cricketer, represent my country and survive in the team for two years. I think I have to improve my strategies and the way I should handle the situations. That should improve my game.

You are an attacking batsman by nature. How do you set your mind for the longer version?

I have to adapt to the situations in the different formats of the game. In Test matches I have to play in the middle-order and contribute while in the short format I have to bat at the top-order. There my job is to get quick runs and, get the team momentum. So the situations are different. As a professional cricketer, I have to adapt to the situation and I have to change accordingly.

Amazingly, you started your innings against Bangladesh in the T20 practice match recently with a scoop shot…

Scoop shot is premeditated but others are not. As I said it is my normal game-plan. I would like to continue that way and capitalise on my starts and skills.

Don’t practice scoops and other shots in the nets as it is not allowed. Last series in Bangladesh in April I broke my finger trying to play the scoop so the management has banned me from playing the scoop shot in the nets. So I only play it in the match.


You hail from the same college as Sangakkara…

He helped me a lot since I was young and when I was playing for Trinity, he used to help me and the team. My debut was with him (against South Africa) so he helped me a lot though the period of like six months. I was playing with him in the ODIs and Tests. I think I have been able to learn what I wanted from him, and Mahela Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews as well.

What was it like playing alongside Sangakkara, the same guy you idolised while playing school cricket?

It is a great privilege to have played with him. It was a great honour to represent the country with a legend. Our country has a few legends and Sangakkara is one of them. I have played series’ with him against Pakistan, South Africa and Australia, so it was an amazing experience for me. Back when I was a kid, I used to watch on TV how they played.

Did you idolise Sangakkara or was it someone else?

(Sangakkara) was my role model. I like Adam Gilchrist and Brendon McCullum as well. But Sangakkara was a consistent player for which I liked him.


Where do you want to see yourself after five years?

I just want to play for the national team and win more matches for Sri Lanka. That’s my only plan at the moment – to score runs, keep wickets and be a safe wicket-keeper in all three formats.

Do you watch videos of the opposition wicket-keepers and batsmen?

I like watching videos of famous batsmen but honestly I cannot play like them. So I only play to my potential and strength. I cannot follow them and play their shots. I cannot play shots that Sanath Jayasuriya played. I have to improve on my strength.

In wicket-keeping I do follow MS Dhoni and a few others. I can improve my wicket-keeping watching them but not my batting.

What do you like about Dhoni?

Dhoni is the quickest in the world. He has the quickest hands behind the stumps and reflexes.

http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/2018/03/30/256169/

 

[Hasan123]

Big fan of this guy. Can remember him standing up to Kohli in India, when you do that you know that player has the character for international cricket.

He will be a big player for Sri Lanka in the coming years.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Niroshan Dickwella "I'm really happy and proud to be here and be a part of this historical Test match" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvSL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvSL</a> <a href="https://t.co/AiSQl8lM9Y">pic.twitter.com/AiSQl8lM9Y</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1205175169297395712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Jeetlodil]

LOL at the heading. you have redefined great

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Excellent innings of 92 by Niroshan Dickwella in Sri Lanka's first innings. Hopefully people will now start recognising him &#55357;&#56832; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/P3cOtPJPbQ">pic.twitter.com/P3cOtPJPbQ</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1352937759221174273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2021</a></blockquote>
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[Gabbar Singh]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Dickwella likes a chat! <br><br>He has teased Bairstow for being "dropped", hailed Lawrence's play against spin - and asked Root for a bat! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SLvENG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SLvENG</a> <br><br> Watch <a href="https://t.co/bT0CP9Q8No">https://t.co/bT0CP9Q8No</a><br> Blog <a href="https://t.co/cJNbB8VWVV">https://t.co/cJNbB8VWVV</a> <a href="https://t.co/yjBFSWII6F">pic.twitter.com/yjBFSWII6F</a></p>— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkyCricket/status/1353274673426001921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Saurav]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Excellent innings of 92 by Niroshan Dickwella in Sri Lanka's first innings. Hopefully people will now start recognising him �� <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/P3cOtPJPbQ">pic.twitter.com/P3cOtPJPbQ</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1352937759221174273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Hilarous.The reporter didn't even get it first time

 

[MenInG]

No stranger to controversy...

01 Jul 17

Dickwella fined 30 per cent of his match fee, also gets two demerit points

Niroshan Dickwella of Sri Lanka has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee and received two demerit points for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the first One-Day International against Zimbabwe in Galle on Friday.

Dickwella was found to have violated Article 2.1.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game”.

Friday’s incident happened in the seventh over of Zimbabwe’s innings when Dickwella, who was keeping wicket, after gathering the ball, held it near to the stumps and waited for the striker Solomon Mire to leave his crease. After an unsuccessful attempt to stump Mire, Dickwella waited for another opportunity to get the batsman out long after he had completed his stroke.

After the match, Dickwella admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.

All level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official warning, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.

Dickwella had come into this match with five demerit points against his name. As such, he is now on seven demerit points and pursuant to Article 7.6 of the Code, if he reaches eight or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they will be converted into four suspension points and he will be banned. Four suspension points equate to a ban from one Test and two ODIs or two T20Is, two Tests or four ODIs or four T20Is, whatever comes first for the player.

In February this year, Dickwella had been suspended for two limited-over internationals after his accumulated demerit points had reached five following two breaches in a space of two weeks.

The charge was laid by on-field umpires Ian Gould and Ruchira Palliyaguruge, third umpire Nigel Llong and fourth umpire Ranmore Martinesz.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/425250

 

[FearlessRoar]

Sri Lanka Cricketer Niroshan Dickwella suspended for Anti-Doping Violation​

Sri Lankan cricketer Niroshan Dickwella has reportedly been suspended from all forms of cricket due to an alleged anti-doping violation during the recently concluded Lanka Premier League (LPL).

According to sources within Sri Lanka Cricket, the wicketkeeper-batsman faces an indefinite ban while the investigation is ongoing.

A formal announcement detailing the extent of his punishment is expected soon.

Sri Lanka Cricketer Niroshan Dickwella suspended for Anti-Doping Violation - Newswire

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[BouncerGuy]

Dickwella cleared to play all forms of cricket

Sri Lanka keeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella who was banned for three years following alleged anti-doping allegations, has been cleared to playing cricket across all formats.

The 31-year-old was handed a three -year suspension after testing positive for a prohibited substance, following a random anti-doping test conducted on the player.

The ban was imposed in August 2024 by the Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency (SLADA).

However, Dickwella appealed the ban and submitted relevant evidence to show that no banned substances were consumed during the "competition period" and that the identified substance was unrelated to "enhancing sports performance.".

Following a successful appeal, Dickwella's ban was lifted with immediate effect and he has been granted permission to play cricket across all formats.

The keeper last played international cricket in March 2023; he was part of the Sri Lanka XI in the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch. He was dropped after the opening Test, having scored just 7 runs in the match.

Dickwella was called up to T20I squad in March 2024 for Bangladesh T20Is but did not get to play a game.

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