Sri Lanka Sports Minister Harin Fernando on Tuesday (12th December) revoked the sacking of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) over allegations of corruption. He confirmed the development himself on social media.
Harin Fernando reportedly also asked ICC for its observations on an audit report into alleged corruption by the SLC during last year’s T20 World Cup in Australia, as per AFP.
Harin Fernando said: “I signed a gazette to revoke the decision appointing an interim committee for Sri Lanka Cricket, aiming to lift our ICC suspension.”
Today, I signed a gazette to revoke the decision appointing an interim committee for Sri Lanka Cricket, aiming to lift our ICC suspension. I’ve also written to the ICC, seeking their observations on the Auditor General’s report on SLC, and to the AG dept for future actions. — Harin Fernando (@fernandoharin) December 12, 2023
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) recently lodged an official complaint against former sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe for misusing the funds. They filed a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.
This was done before the hearing of the case filed by SLC on Roshan Ranasinghe’s decision to sack the entire board and appoint an interim committee headed by former captain Arjuna Ranatunga.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) was recently banned by the ICC for a serious breach of its obligation. They were banned because they failed to stop the political allegations. As a result of that, U19 World Cup which was scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka was moved out of the country. The tournament will now be played in South Africa in January
“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,” ICC had stated.
Sri Lanka to host Zimbabwe for white-ball series
Sri Lanka are all set to host Zimbabwe for the white-ball series in January 2024. The two teams will be locking horns with each other in a three-match ODI and T20I series, to be played from 6th to 18th January. The first 50-over game will be played on 6th January followed by the second and third games to be played on 8th and 11th January respectively.
Following the ODI series, T20Is will begin from 14th January. The second game between the teams will be played on 16th January whereas the last match is slated to take place on 18th January. The T20I series between the two teams will be played at the same venue as the ODI series. All games will be played at RPICS in Colombo.
Here’s a full schedule of Zimbabwe’s tour to Sri Lanka
ODI series
6 January, 1st ODI, RPICS Colombo
8 January, 2nd ODI, RPICS Colombo
11 January, 3rd ODI, RPICS Colombo
T20I series
14 January, 1st T20I, RPICS Colombo
16 January, 2nd T20I, RPICS Colombo
18 January, 3rd T20I, RPICS Colombo
Sri Lanka Sports Minister Harin Fernando Revokes Sacking Of SLC
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