Kusal Mendis, captain of the Sri Lanka cricket team© AFP
The International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday due to government interference. The Sri Lankan government had sacked SLC’s management following the team’s disastrous show at the 2023 Cricket World Cup where it lost seven out of nine matches. SLC was reinstated by the Court of Appeal, further deepening the crisis in the country’s cricket governance. On Thursday, a joint government and opposition resolution in parliament demanded the resignation of the SLC management. “The International Cricket Council Board has suspended Sri Lanka Cricket’s membership of the ICC with immediate effect,” the ICC said in a statement.
“The ICC Board met today and determined that 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 its governance, regulation and/ or the administration. of cricket in Sri Lanka,” the statement said.
“The terms of the suspension will be decided by the ICC Board in due course,” it added.
The government, which is divided over the minister’s decision to dismiss the SLC board of directors, issued a report recommending a brand new constitution for the governing body, with a new voting structure to appoint office holders.
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