Sri Lanka's Karunaratne apologises after arrest for drink driving


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 02 Apr 2019

FILE PHOTO: Cricket-England v Sri Lanka, Third Test - Colombo, Sri Lanka - November 24, 2018. Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne celebrates his half century. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's test captain Dimuth Karunaratne has apologised for his actions in a drink-driving accident that injured one person in Colombo and led to the cricketer's arrest on Sunday.

The injured driver was later discharged and Karunaratne was released on bail, with Sri Lanka Cricket stating they would conduct their own inquiry into the incident.

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