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Sri Lanka senior player Angelo Mathews opts out of upcoming series against India

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Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has opted out of the upcoming white ball series against India and “national duties” in general “until further notice”, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement on Wednesday.

SLC said that 29 out 30 players nominated by selectors to be considered for the series have signed the tour contract.

“Angelo Mathews, who was included in the respective 30-member squad, requested Sri Lanka Cricket to relieve him from National Duties, owing to personal reasons, until further notice,” said the SLC.

Mathews last played for Sri Lanka in a Test match against Bangladesh in May.

Sri Lanka’s players had refused to sign tour contracts for their away series against England amid a tussle with SLC about lack of transparency in central contracts. The players travelled for the tour anyhow and Sri Lanka returned winless. Moreover, vice-captain Kusal Mendis, opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka and wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella were sent home pending inquiry for breaching bio-bubble rules.

With the central contract standoff continuing, it is reported that SLC will only be signing a succession of tour contracts with the players.

Sri Lanka’s series against India starts on July 13. The teams face each other in three ODIs and as many T20Is with all the matches being played in Colombo.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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