However, statement released by the cricket board noted drunken cricketer is Ramitha Rambukwella.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the Sri Lankan was said to have pushed and pulled for up to two minutes at the exterior door on the packed British Airways flight from St Lucia to Gatwick after playing against the West Indies.
Terrified passenger Charlene Francis, 26, has said: “It was pretty frightening. Suddenly he came over and tried to open the cabin door several times. It went on for a few minutes. He was pulling quite heavily.
“Some of his teammates were shouting and telling him to stop. Somebody said they had been drinking for four hours before they got on the plane.” The recruitment consultant, from Willesden, North London, has added.
“The flight attendants came running down the aisle and tried to calm him down. It was very scary. He looked very dazed or drunk.” |