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ICC suspends Sri Lanka Cricket over authorities interference | Cricket Information

ICC suspends Sri Lanka Cricket over authorities interference | Cricket Information

NEW DELHI: In a serious blow, Sri Lankan Cricket on Friday had been slapped with a suspension by the The Worldwide Cricket Council over authorities interference in working the nation’s sports activities physique.
The ICC’s suspension of the SLC membership comes with quick impact. The choice was by the ICC following a tumultuous week in Lankan cricket.
“The ICC Board met at this time and decided that Sri Lanka Cricket is in severe breach of its obligations as a Member, particularly, the requirement to handle its affairs autonomously and be sure that there isn’t a authorities interference within the governance, regulation and/or administration of cricket in Sri Lanka,” the ICC stated in a launch.
“The circumstances of the suspension will probably be determined by the ICC Board sooner or later,” the discharge additional stated.
The Sri Lanka authorities had sacked the SLC following the staff’s disastrous present on the World Cup, the place it misplaced seven of the 9 video games.
SLC was then reinstated by the court docket of enchantment, thus additional deepening the disaster within the nation’s cricket governing physique.
On Thursday, a joint authorities and opposition decision in parliament demanded the resignation of the SLC’s administration.
“Worldwide Cricket Council Board has suspended Sri Lanka Cricket’s membership of the ICC with quick impact,” ICC stated in an announcement.
The federal government, which is break up over the minister’s determination to sack the SLC board of administration, got here out with a report, recommending a model new structure for the governing physique with a brand new voting construction to nominate workplace bearers.

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(With inputs from PTI)