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OCTOBER 2017: Suspended for six ODIs and also omitted from Sri Lanka ODI squad for Pakistan in the UAE for missing training sessions, turning up for a match without cricket gear, and showing indifferent attitude during training. Fined 20 percent of his annual contract. The suspension however was reduced to three matches by SLC.
JANUARY 2018: Officially reprimanded by ICC for breaching Level 1 of ICC Code of Conduct when he gave a send-off to Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal when he was dismissed during the final of the ODI Tri-Nationals series.
JULY 2018: Suspended from international cricket by SLC and fined the entire match fee for breaching the Player Code of Conduct during the Test series against South Africa. Broke team curfew to be with friends who was accused of raping a Norwegian woman in a hotel in Colombo. Gunathilaka was cleared by police from allegations of rape and sexual assault.
MARCH 2021: Officially reprimanded by ICC for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct by using offensive, indecent and inappropriate language towards West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran when he was dismissed during the third ODI between Sri Lanka and West Indies.
APRIL 2021: Censured by SLC for indecent behaviour with reports claiming that he had a brawl with a few others during an event at a hotel in Matara. The three-member inquiry panel found his conduct “unprofessional and lacking integrity”, and directed him to attend mandatory counselling sessions for a year, instead of handing a ban from cricket.
JUNE 2021: Suspended from international cricket for one year by SLC along with Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella for breaching the bio-secure bubble during Sri Lanka’s tour of England. SLC however lifted the ban in January 2022.
NOVEMBER 2022: Arrested by Sydney Police and charged with four counts of sexually assaulting a 29-year-old woman without consent.
