Niroshan Dickwella cleared to return to competitive cricket following doping allegations

Sri Lanka batter Niroshan Dickwella has been cleared to play all forms of cricket following his ban for allegedly failing a doping test during the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024. The Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency (SLADA) slapped the ban on the Sri Lankan wicketkeeper in August 2024.

However, Dickwella appealed against his three-year ban, presented relevant evidence and got the ban overturned.  "Dickwella appealed the ban and submitted relevant evidence to show that no banned substances were consumed during the "competition period" and that the identified substance was unrelated to "enhancing sports performance," a release from ICC stated.

The 31-year-old last played for Sri Lanka in March 2023, where he was part of the XI for the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch.  He was also called up for the T20 International (T20I) series against Bangladesh in March this year, but he did not get a game. 

The wicketkeeper-batter has played 54 Tests, 55 ODIs and 28 T20Is for Sri Lanka since making his debut in 2014.

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