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Sri Lankan accelerated bowler Nuwan Thushara connected Thursday (April 2, 2026) sought a tribunal bid to unafraid his playing rights successful the ongoing IPL aft the country's cricket committee refused to assistance him a No Objection Certificate owed to "failed fittingness tests".
The 31-year-old, who is contracted to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, filed a lawsuit successful the Colombo District Court, seeking an bid directing Sri Lanka Cricket to contented the NOC. The lawsuit has been fixed for proceeding connected April 9.
According to section media reports, the subordinate with 30 T20 planetary appearances for his state since 2022, has pleaded that his declaration with the SLC ended connected March 31 and helium had nary tendency to question an extension.
He said helium had told the SLC astir his privation to extremity his planetary career.
Therefore, denial of NOC citing failed fittingness tests should beryllium acceptable speech by the court.
SLC had made fittingness tests mandatory to beryllium picked for the nationalist team.
However, Thushara said his fittingness levels were ne'er recovered wanting and helium had been allowed to play astatine akin levels by the SLC previously.
Thushara was acquired by RCB for ₹1.6 crore successful 2025. He played 1 crippled during the team's title-winning run past season.
He has snared 174 wickets successful 137 T20s wide astatine an mean of 21.25.
