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Vol. 5 Num 1087 Fri. June 22, 2007  
   
Sports


Atapattu goes scot-free


Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu will not be subjected to a disciplinary inquiry despite his self-imposed absence from the home series against Bangladesh, officials said here Thursday.

It was initially expected that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) would ask the 37-year-old right-hander to show cause for his decision to stay out of the team despite being included in the 15-man squad.

"We will speak to him on his contractual obligations (with Sri Lanka Cricket), but stop short of taking disciplinary action," a senior SLC official told AFP.

Jayantha Dharmadasa, the SLC chief, said they would go easy on Atapattu.