Earlier, the Sri Lanka Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe suspended the entire Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board, the Sri Lanka-based Daily Mirror reported on Monday.
Several Hours after Sri Lanka Sports Minister Roshan Ranasingha established an interim committee led by 1996 World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga to take management of SLC on Monday, the Court of Appeal on Tuesday issued an interim order suspending the operation of the Gazette appointing in respect of cricket governing physique’s Interim Committee appointed by the Sports Minister, Daily Mirror Online reported.
According to Daily Mirror Online, this order was issued by the Court of Appeal in response to a writ petition introduced by SLC President Shammi Silva. This order is simply legitimate for 14 days. The court granted board president Shammi Silva’s plea, which challenged minister Roshan Ranasinghe’s choice to dissolve the Sri Lanka Cricket Board and kind an interim committee on Monday.
Earlier, the Sri Lanka Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe suspended the entire Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board, the Sri Lanka-based Daily Mirror reported on Monday. Ranasinghe additionally appointed an Interim Committee for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), chaired by World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga.
Ranasinghe appointed Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning captain in 1996, to supervise a brand new interim board. A retired Supreme Court choose and a former board president are among the many seven members of the newly constituted physique.
Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror reported that hours after Sports Minister Roshan Ranasingha had appointed the interim committee headed by Ranatunga he was admonished by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The Daily Mirror reported that the Sri Lankan President was made conscious that the Sri Lanka Cricket Board had been suspended and an interim committee was appointed solely by seeing the messages on the information.
The President had additionally instructed his Sports Minister that politicizing the Sri Lanka Cricket Board might result in Sri Lanka shedding its membership within the ICC. Sri Lanka’s disastrous 302-run World Cup loss to India final week, wherein they have been 14-6 at one stage and ultimately dismissed for 55, sparked public outrage.
Sri Lanka at the moment stand at quantity 8 within the standings having misplaced 6 of the 8 matches they’ve performed on this world cup.
