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Sri Lankan police were called to break up a late night party in the hotel room of West Indies batsman Chris Gayle at the luxury Cinnamon Grand in Colombo.
Gayle and his team-mates Andre Russell, Fidel Edwards and Dwayne Smith were carousing with three British female guests when police intervened.
The women were removed by officers and briefly arrested. Although they were not charged, they were released on bail and the British High Commission in Colombo was informed.
The West Indies are progressing well through the Twenty20 event, with a victory over New Zealand on Monday earning them a semi-final slot against Australia on Friday.
Gayle, 33, is famed for his extrovert attitude as well as his hard-hitting batting, and he attracted comment for his dance-style celebrations after dismissing England’s Jonny Bairstow earlier in the tournament.
The left-hander is one of the most feared batsmen in all formats of the game with a penchant for big hits against both pace and spin. His 117 off 57 balls against South Africa in the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2007 was the highest individual score in the competition until Kiwi Brendon McCullum hit 123 off 58 balls against Bangladesh in the current edition.
The West Indies management and the International Cricket Council, organisers of the World Twenty20, both confirmed the hotel incident but declined to comment further.
A police spokesman said: “Ministerial Security Division guards assigned to protect the players carried out the arrest and the three women were handed over to the Kollupitiya police station.”
However, a hotel employee insisted: “There was no wrongdoing on the part of the players or the women and we are surprised at the police action. It is not against the law to be a guest of a player.”
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