Sri Lanka retracts the cricket board’s dismissal.
2023.12.13
Fernando stated that he had also requested the International Cricket Council’s “observations” over an audit report concerning reported board corruption during the Australian T20 World Cup in 2017.
In an attempt to lift the suspension imposed by the International Cricket Council, Sri Lanka’s sports minister rescinded the removal of the nation’s cricket board on Tuesday due to accusations of corruption.
Harin Fernando stated on X, formerly known as Twitter, “I signed a gazette to revoke the decision appointing an interim committee for Sri Lanka Cricket, aiming to lift our ICC suspension.”
In an attempt to lift the suspension imposed by the International Cricket Council, Sri Lanka’s sports minister rescinded the removal of the nation’s cricket board on Tuesday due to accusations of corruption.
Harin Fernando stated on X, formerly known as Twitter, “I signed a gazette to revoke the decision appointing an interim committee for Sri Lanka Cricket, aiming to lift our ICC suspension.”
Fernando said that he had also requested the ICC’s “observations” about an audit report concerning the board’s purported corruption during the T20 World Cup in Australia last year.
Arjuna Ranatunga, the captain of Sri Lanka that won the World Cup in 1996, led an interim panel that was formed by Fernando’s predecessor, Roshan Ranasinghe, who dismissed the elected board in November.
As a result, the ICC suspended Sri Lanka, citing the board’s inability to stop political meddling in the game’s management.
Ranasinghe was fired late last month due to the scandal surrounding corruption on the board, which is the wealthiest athletic organization in the otherwise bankrupt country.
