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Sri Lankan cricket star charged with raping his Tinder date at her home four times, is denied bail as he shows his face in court and his lawyer reveals how he reacted to his arrest
- Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka charged with assault
- Injured star was preparing to leave Sydney when arrested at team’s CBD hotel
- Gunathilaka spent Sunday night in police cells and was in court on Monday
- He is accused of sexually assaulting a 29-year-old woman at a house in Rose Bay
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka remains behind bars after being accused of raping a woman in Sydney’s eastern suburbs during the T20 World Cup.
Gunathilaka unsuccessfully filed for bail in Downing Center local court on Monday during a hearing closed to the public.
Police had been issued a suppression order restricting access to what could be reported about the 31-year-old’s alleged crimes.
The first-class batsman spent Sunday night behind bars after being accused of raping a 29-year-old Australian woman.
He is facing four counts of unauthorized sexual intercourse allegedly committed over a two-hour period in Rose Bay on Nov. 2.
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka (above) remains behind bars after being accused of raping a woman in Sydney’s eastern suburbs during the T20 World Cup. In the photo, with a woman during a previous world trip
Gunathilaka (above) unsuccessfully applied for bail in Downing Center local court on Monday during a hearing closed to the public
Gunathilaka appeared at the Downing Center via an audiovisual link from Surry Hills Police Station. He was handcuffed and wearing a gray T-shirt with blue jeans.
The injured star was arrested at a hotel in Sydney’s central business district as he and teammates prepared to leave the country around 1am on Sunday after crashing out of the T20 World Cup hours earlier.
Gunathilaka’s lawyer Ananda Amaranath said his client was disappointed that his bail request had not been granted.
“He is holding up well under the circumstances,” Amaranath said outside the court on Monday.
“But he has the full support of the Sri Lankan High Commission and the Sri Lankan Cricket Board, so he’s okay at the moment.”
It was likely that Gunathilaka would again request bail from the Supreme Court.
Danushka Gunathilaka (pictured) was injured but stayed with the team for their T20 World Cup Australia campaign
Danusha Gunathilaka’s lawyer says best batsman (pictured) ‘holds on tight’
Mr Amaranath had previously said Gunathilaka would be “very concerned” if he were not able to return to Sri Lanka, as it could take a year or more for the case to be concluded.
Gunathilaka has played eight Tests for Sri Lanka, as well as 47 one-day internationals and 46 T20 matches.
He was injured three weeks ago and did not play in the T20 World Cup but stayed in Australia with his Sri Lankan teammates.
Sri Lanka finished fourth in Group One with two wins and three losses, including a narrow defeat to England at the SCG on Saturday night.
England will face group two winner India in the semi-finals in Adelaide on Thursday.
New Zealand will play second place in Group 2 against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Reigning champions Australia will not defend their T20 title after failing to progress past the group stage.
Danushka Gunathilaka (pictured) was charged with the alleged rape of an Australian woman in a house in Sydney’s eastern suburbs