Sri Lankan wicketkeeper returns positive drug test

Sri Lankan keeper Kusal Perera has been sent home from the tour of New Zealand after failing a drug test.

Sri Lankan cricket confirmed the positive drug test in a statement on Monday.

The 25-year-old's A sample was randomly selected for testing and came back positive for a banned substance. His B sample will now be tested in order to "make every endeavour" to allow Perera to resume playing, Sri Lanka cricket said in a statement.

He will be replaced in the squad by Kaushal Silva.

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