On Tuesday, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is going to suspend the contract of medium-pacer Shehan Madushanka after he was arrested for possessing heroin. Madushanka’s arrest was the first time a contracted player was reprimanded over a drug charge. He and his friend were arrested on May 23 for possessing heroin.

Describing the same, SLC CEO Ashley de Silva said, “We have not been officially informed on this yet. He is a contracted player. We will take action to suspend his contract if he carries a drug charge.”

The magistrate at Kuliyapitiya in the north-western province ordered him to be remanded till June 2. As for Madushanka, he has so far played an ODI and a couple of T20Is for Sri Lanka. The pacer made his debut in January 2018 but managed to play only three matches all against Bangladesh, due to injury concerns.

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Shehan was detained by the police on Sunday after being found possessing drugs. He has sent him on police remand for two weeks. The cricketer has also been charged for breaking the lockdown rules as he was driving a car with another person despite the nationwide lockdown in place.

According to the reports in Times Now, Shehan Madushanka was driving his car when police caught and found two grams of heroin. Describing the same, a police official said, “Madushanka was stopped while driving with another person in a car during a nationwide coronavirus curfew. He was carrying just over two grams of heroin when detained in the town of Pannala on Sunday.”

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As far as his career is concerned, the 25-year-old has featured in 14 first-class, 19 List-A, and 17 T20 matches in domestic cricket. He was being looked at as the one to watch out for thanks to his pace and the hat-trick he took on debut. But he has been getting injured on a consistent basis since February 2018.