India, July 28 -- Former India Under-19 cricketer and Jaffna Kings co-owner Manjot Kalra will remain in custody in Sri Lanka after a Colombo court rejected his plea for early bail in connection with an alleged match-fixing case surrounding the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2026. Kalra and fellow Indian national Yuvraj Pushpa had approached Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama seeking bail after being remanded until July 31 following their arrests earlier this month.

According to PTI, defence counsel K.W.S. Fernando sought their release on medical grounds, telling the court that both accused were unwell. However, the prosecution opposed the application, stressing that the investigation being conducted by the Sri Lanka Police's Spe...