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COPE exposes large scale corruption at SLC-by Rex Clementine Source:Island Sri Lanka Cricket’s top brass was put on a sticky wicket by Parliamentary watchdog COPE – Committee on Public Enterprises – when a probe was done into several dealings of the sport’s governing body this week. COPE Chairman Professor Charitha Herath made a scathing attack on SLC’s Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer Ashley de Silva for the large scale corruption within the institution. Professor Herath went onto note that why the game of cricket has suffered new lows in recent times. He said that it was not because of dearth of talent but the sport has been grossly mismanaged by officials who use cricket as their ‘backyard’. COPE recommended urgent legal action to be taken against SLC officials who have developed ruthless, mean and new methods to siphon off large chunks of money. ...

Apr 12, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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More confusion as cricket election nears-BY CALLISTUS DAVY Mahanama College batsman Pavan Ratnayake cuts a ball to the boundary during his half century (75) in the second innings against Thurstan College at Thurstan ground yesterday. He made a hundred in the first innings (Pic Hirantha Gunathilaka) Source:Sundayobserver A game of hide and seek is taking place in the run-up to the election of office bearers to Sri Lanka Cricket as one camp was given a disputed extension towards legitimacy while the other side is targeting a legal challenge. It comes in the wake of the Attorney General declaring that the term of the current Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) administration or incumbent camp which is seeking a second stint, had expired on February 20 following the opposing Ranatunga faction lodging a protest with Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa claiming they were illegally holding on to office. ...

Apr 8, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Sri Lanka Cricket makes last ditch effort to thwart ministerial ouster-BY CALLISTUS DAVY Source:Sundayobserver With an impending court verdict that will define the direction of the country’s administration of cricket into the future amid calls for a complete riddance of corruption and power abuse, an attempt has been made to thwart the installation of an Interim Committee to run the sport’s affairs just as the Sri Lanka team crashed to a fourth series defeat inside three months on Saturday. The move comes just days after one entity with a vote Colts Cricket Club, petitioned Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa, who is facing his biggest challenge for change, to set up the stop gap management citing the current term of Sri Lanka Cricket’s office bearers had no legal right to continue since its term expired in February 2021. ...

Mar 23, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged
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SLC TELLS VAAS ‘REGRET AND REPENT’ -by Rex Clementine Source:Island Former fast bowling great Chaminda Vaas and Sri Lanka Cricket seem to have buried the hatchet and there is a possibility of the nation’s most successful fast bowler returning as a coach soon but SLC seems to be insisting on Vaas agreeing to issue a public apology before he could be roped in, again. When Vaas withdrew as Sri Lanka’s Fast Bowling Coach hours before the tour of West Indies last month, SLC attacked the bowler in public. The board’s move was severely criticized by cricket fans and even leading businessman and former SLC Chairman Hemaka Amarasuriya wrote to this paper in support of Vaas. ...

Mar 13, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Ven. Seelarathana Thera’s nomination to SLC rejected by Dhammika Ratnaweera Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thera Source:Dailynews The Election Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday rejected the nomination of Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thera, who was seeking to contest for the post of Vice-President at the SLC elections scheduled for May 20. The three-member Election Committee comprising of Justice Malini Gunaratne (Chairman), Justice Shiromi Perera and Dr. D. M. R. B. Dissanayake unanimously decided to reject the nomination of Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thera who had failed to meet the requited criteria to contest the elections. ...

Feb 28, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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SLC appoints Provincial Coordinators SLC Provincial Coordinators with officials of SLC and SLSCA (Pic courtesy SLC) Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday appointed 12 School Cricket Provincial Coordinators to search for young talent in the country, covering all age groups. Accordingly, the appointed coordinators will represent the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA) at all age group selections, covering District and Provincial cricket. ...

Feb 27, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Tom Moody to join SLC Tom Moody Source:Dailynews Former Australian all-rounder Tom Moody is to join Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) as Director of coaching and he is likely to join them early next month. SLC is in the process of finalizing his contract. The 55-year Moody is to educate the domestic coaches on the modern techniques and the latest updates of the game. He will be initially contracted for three months and depending on the necessity, the SLC is to regain his services. In 2005 he was in contention to become India’s coach but lost out to Greg Chappell. ...

Feb 26, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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SJB defends Vaas and lambasts SLC top rung By Saman Indrajith   Source:-island The main Opposition, SJB in Parliament yesterday found fault with Sri Lanka Cricket for having launched a vilification campaign against veteran cricketer Chaminda Vaas, and claiming that he had sought to hold ‘the game of cricket to ransom.’ SJB Kurunegala District MP Thushara Indunil said that it was very disheartening to see how the cricket officials had resorted to dirty tactics in a bid to tarnish the image of one of the best cricketers Sri Lanka had produced. “Cricket is a brand in this country and Vaas was among those who uplifted the game to that level. We know that most officials in Sri Lanka are corrupt. During a recent COPE investigation the officials of Sri Lanka Cricket were dumbfounded and did not have responses to charges against them. We know that the Chief Operations Officer of ...

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Vaas announces resignation from post as fast bowling coach Source:Ceylontoday Former Sri Lanka Cricketer and Consultant Bowling Coach of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Chaminda Vaas announced today his resignation from his post, effective from 26 March. Vaas was appointed as SLC’s fast bowling coach for the upcoming West Indies Tour on Friday (19). A release issued by Sri Lanka Cricket also stated that Vass will not be taking part in the tour of West Indies.  ...

Feb 23, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Cricket vote-buying commences as nominations close on Feb 25 Source: Sundayobserver In an unprecedented development, nominations of candidates to contest the election of office bearers to Sri Lanka Cricket will close a week short of three months in advance meaning all contestants will have to submit their papers on or before February 25 for the ballot on May 20. The Sunday Observer learns that already vote buying and jockeying for positions are moving at a brisk pace to entice 147 votes on offer as ex-cricketers and former administrators have begun to frown on the process which they say has contributed to a breakdown in the Sri Lanka team, its morale and discipline while administrators, some of whom have been there for donkeys years, hold sway with little or no accountability. ...

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