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Sri Lanka’s sports activities ministry had dismissed SLC’s board and changed it with an interim committee following poor World Cup efficiency – though the sacking was stayed by Sri Lanka’s Courtroom of Enchantment.
The Worldwide Cricket Council has suspended Sri Lanka’s membership with rapid impact, citing authorities interference in its administration.
“The ICC board met today and determined that Sri Lanka Cricket is in serious breach of its obligations as a member, in particular the requirement to manage its affairs autonomously and ensure that there is no government interference in the governance, regulation and/or administration of cricket in Sri Lanka,” the game’s governing physique mentioned in a information launch on Friday.
Earlier this week, the ministry of sport sacked the nationwide board – Sri Lanka Cricket – over the workforce’s poor performances on the 50-over Cricket World Cup in India.
A court docket choice reversed the ministry’s verdict, nevertheless it was nonetheless grounds for the ICC to take motion.
Sri Lanka are ninth within the World Cup factors standings after finishing the league stage with solely two wins from 9 video games.
They nonetheless want the remaining league video games to go of their favour to qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
Sri Lanka are scheduled to host the Below-19 males’s World Cup, beginning in January.
Sports activities Minister Roshan Ranasinghe known as SLC “traitorous and corrupt” in an announcement to parliament on November 3, saying board members ought to resign.
Following the resignation of SLC secretary Mohan de Silva and the sacking of the board, Ranasinghe changed them with an interim committee chaired by World Cup-winning former captain Arjuna Ranatunga.
However ousted SLC President Shammi Silva petitioned the court docket towards the dismissal and was granted a two-week keep order, with a full listening to to comply with. The matter was additionally mentioned in Sri Lanka’s parliament earlier this week.
SLC additionally issued an announcement on allegations made by Ranasinghe in regards to the switch of $2m from its accounts, saying they have been used for operational bills solely and never transferred out of their accounts.
“SLC receives funds and sponsorship income in USD, which are intentionally kept in our USD accounts to leverage exchange rate fluctuations,” it mentioned.
“Nonetheless, it is very important observe that SLC wants to hold out its operations in Sri Lanka and fulfil monetary obligations to stakeholders, together with suppliers, frequently.
“To meet these expenses, SLC follows the practice of transferring funds from its USD account to its local currency (LKR) accounts. This has been a long-standing practice, as SLC does not derive significant income in local currency.”