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Sri Lanka Cricket Crisis: SLC BOWLED OUT – Nothing is going well for Sri Lankan cricket right now. To say the least,…
Sri Lanka Cricket Crisis: SLC BOWLED OUT – Nothing is going well for Sri Lankan cricket right now. To say the least, the on-field performances have been abysmal. India thrashed Sri Lanka 3-0 in the one-day international series, and things aren’t looking good off the field either. After India bowled out the Sri Lankan cricket team on the field, the government is expected to dissolve the Sri Lankan cricket board this week. Is it safe to say that Sri Lankan cricket is over? Follow Indian cricket Live updates on InsideSport.In
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— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) January 15, 2023
In the coming weeks, the Sri Lankan Cricket Administration may be dissolved. This comes after a six-member committee investigated incidents related to the game during last year’s ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. The result has raised serious concerns about Sri Lanka Cricket’s alleged over spending on sending officials to watch matches Down Under.
The committee has advised the Sports Minister to use his authority under the Sports Law and the rules established thereunder to suspend, revoke, or reactivate SLC’s affiliation with the ministry given the gravity of the alleged financial mismanagement.
The investigators also advised the minister to conduct an independent audit of the alleged expenditure and to seize board documents to prevent evidence from being destroyed.
Roshan Ranasinghe, the Sports Minister, stated that he would take appropriate action after reviewing the report. However, SLC is also working closely with its legal team to respond if it is dissolved, as the report was done with “ulterior motives by distorting facts.”
“We will be compelled to take legal action to protect the good name of the institution against the purported findings,” said SLC Secretary Mohan de Silva. De Silva was among those the committee interviewed to prepare the report.
Accordingly, a sum of US$107,800—approximately Rs. 39,438,812.00 at the current exchange rate—has been paid as allowances to 16 officials, while the air tickets have cost SLC Rs. 25,687,498.00.
“According to the Sri Lanka Cricket constitution, one of their prime objectives is to promote, encourage, regulate, and control the game of cricket in Sri Lanka.” However, instead of doing that, the officials holding responsible positions have used SLC funds for their own personal benefits, saying it’s an incentive for the honorary service they do for the game,” the 63-page report reads.
The report says COO Jerome Jayaratne had no role to play with the team but was sent to Melbourne. It claims he contributed nothing to the team during the trip and spent time with his sister instead.
The Sports Minister appointed the committee to investigate a litany of alleged wrongdoings among players, officials, and associates during the World Cup.
“According to a statement given by SLC Treasurer Lasantha Wickremasinghe, he has watched only one match during his stay in Australia. However, according to the report submitted by the SLC president, the treasurer has watched two Sri Lankan matches and another match. Even though the President stated that the Treasurer traveled in business class, Wickremasinghe has stated he traveled to Australia in first class. “This proves that the President has given us a false statement,” the report adds.
The report highlights several other instances of misinformation provided by the SLC president on officials’ travel and their attendance at matches.
The report claims that despite notices issued by the committee to two Vice Presidents, Jayantha Dharmadasa and Raveen Wickremaratne, and Executive Committee members Sujeewa Godaliyadda, Krishantha Kapuwatte, Janaka Pathirana, Thilak Wathuhewa, Samantha Dodanwela, Priyantha Algama, Bandula Dissanayake, Rear Admiral Nishantha de Silva, and Nalin Aponsu, they had not attended.
Sri Lankan Cricket Board’s extravagant spending has long been a source of debate for a very long time.
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