Sri Lanka batsman Kithuruwan Vithanage handed one-year ban

Sri Lanka Cricket has banned batsman Kithuruwan Vithanage from all forms of the game for one year.

Local media reported the 25-year-old was involved in a late night public brawl in Colombo last month, his second disciplinary issue in the past two years.

The left-hander was fined his full match fee and given a suspended one-year sentence after leaving the team hotel overnight during a Test match against Pakistan.

Vithanage last played for Sri Lanka in January and will now have to wait until the summer of 2017 for the chance to represent his country again.

"The Disciplinary Committee was presented with written and oral evidence from witnesses to the incident in question and Vithanage was invited to present similar evidence in his defence," the SLC said in a statement.

"Accordingly, the executive committee has confirmed the intimation made to Vithanage of his immediate suspension, and for a period of one year. He may appeal this decision."

Vithanage has played in 10 Tests since making his debut in 2013, the last of which came against New Zealand in December. He has also played six one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches.