Sri Lanka Cricket to introduce new law

2024.01.02

A cabinet sub-committee appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe last November reported back to him on Monday with the necessary recommendations.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which has been suspended by the ICC for “political interference,” will shortly draft a new rule to limit tampering of any kind by those with significant influence in the corridors of power.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe created a cabinet sub-committee in November, which reported back to him on Monday with the appropriate recommendations.

Following the then-sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe’s decision to establish an interim panel to oversee SLC a flagrant transgression of the ICC’s governance guidelines for member countries the subcommittee was established.

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Ranasinghe and his replacement, Harin Fernando, were dismissed by Wickremesinghe, who also disbanded the interim committee and preserved Shammi Silva’s elected government.

Amidst the turmoil, Wickremesinghe declared that he would create a new sports law to take the place of the 1973 legislation that granted the sports minister the authority to form temporary committees.

The cabinet committee’s leader, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, stated that they had examined the SLC’s present membership and organizational structure in order to provide reform recommendations.

The troubled sports organization, which rose to prominence during the nation’s World Cup victory in 1996, has seen a number of administrators vie for top posts, which has resulted in political meddling and the creation of many temporary committees that have violated ICC regulations.

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According to a statement, the committee looked into why Sri Lanka is now ranked poorly in the world and came up with ideas for improving the game at the school, district, and provincial levels.

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