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Sri Lanka Cricket suspension lifted – Article sent by Johann Jayasinha The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has today lifted the suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) with immediate effect. ICC Headquarters in Dubai SLC was suspended in November for being in serious breach of its obligations as an ICC 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. The Board have been monitoring the situation since the suspension and are now satisfied that SLC are no longer in breach of membership obligations. ...

Jan 29, 2024 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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ICC bans Sri Lanka Cricket for a second time for political interference. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) The ICC has at long last cracked the whip over Sri Lanka’s political riddled cricket administration and governance by banning the country with immediate effect. The decision came shortly after Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister’s knee jerk reaction to a sub standard showing at the Cricket World Cup in India. Under Sri Lanka law, the Sports Ministry oversees all matters relating to sport. But in this instance all hell broke loose when the country, which has been successful in most editions of this tournament, was humbled by the lersser knowns, challenging the pride of a once fierce competitor. It is widely reported that Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe immediately used his powers to dissolve the existing administration headed by Shammi Silva and proceeded to install an interim committee headed by former ...

Nov 11, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , ,
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS  Complied by Victor Melder  (JULY 2023) Fast bowler Lahiru Kumara, who walked off the field with an injury during Sri Lanka’s Super Six win over the Netherlands on Friday, has been ruled out for the rest of the Cricket World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe. Kumara was diagnosed with a side strain, which has now ruled him out of Sri Lanka’s remaining matches, with uncapped all-rounder Sahan Arachchige, who was one of the three standby players who were already in Zimbabwe, called up as a replacement. Kumara becomes the second Sri Lankan fast bowler to be ruled out mid-tournament, after Dushmantha Chameera was ruled out on Tuesday, replaced by left-armer Dilshan Madushanka.  Sri Lanka next face hosts Zimbabwe tomorrow in their penultimate Super Six match, with the winner guaranteed a place in October’s World Cup. (Daily Mirror, 1.7.2023) Sri Lanka beat the West Indies by 8 wickets to win ...

Aug 6, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged , , , , , ,
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Who will investigate ICC’s wrongdoing and lapses?-by Shenali D Waduge   Source:Lankaweb Mr. Imran Khwaja, the Deputy Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC), is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka today (May 9) on a 2-day fact-finding mission on political interference in cricket administration. It would be prudent for Mr. Khawaja and his team to also inquire into why ICC has been unwilling to give due recognition to a Sri Lankan for inventing the Decision Review System (DRS) which is internationally used in Cricket and several other types of sports. The person in question is lawyer Senaka Weeraratna who conceived the concept of ‘Player Referral’ in 1997. Yet, even after 26 years after his groundbreaking invention, he is pleading for justice and appealing for ICC recognition as it is his concept of ‘Player Referral’ which is the lynchpin of the Decision Review System. ...

May 14, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Political interference: ICC visits Sri Lanka Source:Dailymirror The Deputy Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Imran Khwaja arrived in the island yesterday as part of a ‘fact-finding mission’ into allegations of political interference in the administration of Sri Lankan cricket. Khwaja is part of a three-member committee that was appointed by the ICC in March to look into complaints made by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials to the sports’ world governing body against Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe. “As part of his ‘Fact Finding Mission’ Khwaja held discussions with the President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Mr. Shammi Silva, and the Executive Committee of the SLC. During discussions with the SLC, Mr. Khwaja inquired about issues faced by Sri Lanka Cricket owing to political interferences and the impact it has on administering the game,” a media release from SLC read. ...

May 13, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Senaka Weeraratna requests DRS ownership from ICC Source:Sundaytimes Senaka Weeraratna, who is claiming ownership of the widely used Decision Review System (DRS), had written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Greg Barclay through Carroll and O’Dea, a Sydney based law firm, requesting the ICC to accept his claim. The letter seeks the acknowledgment of the ownership of the concept of DRS as the basic idea of underlying DRS namely ‘Player Referral’ was claimed to have been conceived by Weeraratne as far back as 1997 and the elements of the currently used DRS have been adopted from the ideas written and published by the latter. ...

Dec 13, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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T10 League plans expansion to five locations after thumbs up from 2 ICC full members Source:Dailymirror The organisers of the six-year old Abu Dhabi T10 League are planning to expand their reach to five different locations around the world. Rajeev Khanna , an IPL veteran who has worked extensively with Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings, is overseeing the league’s expansion plans having joined T Ten Sports Management as the Chief Operating Officer earlier this year. In partnership with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the first edition of the T10 League in the island nation has already been announced and will be held in June. The organisers are confident of staging one in Zimbabwe in March and two more in Europe and North America in the near future. ...

Nov 28, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Minister apologises to Australia and ICC, Parliament wants Interim Committee for cricket   Image Source : wikipedia Source : sundayobserver Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has apologised to the Australian government, its people and the International Cricket Council (ICC) while Member of Parliament Nalin Bandara has called for the current administration of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to be placed in the hands of an Interim Committee. Both Ranasinghe and Bandara made their public statements in the aftermath of the Dhanushka Gunathilaka sex episode during the on-going T20 World Cup in Australia that has disgraced the country’s image and jolted millions of adoring cricket followers. “We apologise to the Autralian government, the Australian people and the International Cricket Council (ICC) for what has happened,” said Minister Ranasinghe who noted that the conduct of the team was, in Sinhalese “Anthima Kathai” in English “Extremely Ugly”. While praising Sports Minister Ranasinghe for playing with a ...

Nov 13, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , ,
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Rare honour for ex-winners Madugalle and Dharmasena – By DINESH WEERAWANSA Source : sundayobserver Two former Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year – Ranjan Madugalle and Kumar Dharmasena have been picked by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as match officials for today’s ICC T20 World Cup final between England and Pakistan in Melbourne. ICC Chief Match Referee Madugalle, who stepped out of school as the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in the inaugural year 1979, will function as the ICC Match Referee in the T20 World Cup final to be played at the MCG. Dharmasena, the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in 1989, has been picked by the ICC as one of the two on-field umpires for the 12-nation final. This is the record sixth time he is officiating in a World Cup final. He will pair off with South African Marais Erasmus for today’s match. Both Madugalle and ...

Nov 13, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , ,
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Sanath most famous old boy of St Servatius-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Source:Dailynews Former Sri Lanka skipper better known as Master Blaster Sanath Jayasuriya, International cricket Council ( ICC ) Cricket umpire and former first class all rounder Ruchira Palliyaguruge and current Sri Lankan paceman Kasun Rajitha are the top cricket products of St Servatius College Matara which is celebrating their 125 th anniversary on November 2 (Tuesday) .Former Sports and Education Minister Dullas Alahapperuma was the first Sports Minister produced by St Servatius Sanath Jayasuriya undoubtedly the best hard hitting stroke player and useful leggie produced by Sri Lanka was the first Southern Province National captain from Matara. The combination of Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kauluwithana completely changed the ODI format batting style and Sanath Jayasuriya was adjudged the most valuable player of the 1996 Sri Lanka World Cup winning team. Jayasuriya has his own style while his cover drive, hook ...

Nov 1, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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