Three Sri Lankan cricket players ordered to leave the tour of England on disciplinary grounds will be dropped from a home series against India in July, officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dubbed the "terrible trio" by media, vice captain Kusal Mendis, opener Danushka Gunathilaka and wicket keeper Niroshan Dickwella returned home Tuesday<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sri Lanka Cricket officials said an inquiry into how they left the team's pandemic isolated hotel in England would start after their mandatory two-week quarantine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
None will be included in the three one day internationals and three Twenty20 games to start July 13.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"They are likely to get a minimum one-year suspension if found guilty of several breaches of their contract," one official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The trio was also pulled out of the three-match one-day international series against England after they were seen breaching their bio-secure bubble ahead of the first ODI in Durham.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mendis and Dickwella were seen smoking in the streets of Durham, where they were based ahead of the ODI series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In a second video on social media, Gunathilaka is seen joining the pair, violating the coronavirus rules of their stay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England won the first ODI on Tuesday by five wickets. The second ODI is due to be played Thursday with the final on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After Sri Lanka's whitewash in the T20 series against England, their fifth consecutive series defeat, disgruntled fans launched a campaign to shun the team on social media.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The hashtag #unfollowcricketers began to trend on Facebook on Sunday as thousands of fans boycotted the social media pages of Mendis and Gunathilaka, reports said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fans were also sharing memes asking each other not to watch the national team on television.
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