ICC took a daring step to droop Sri Lanka Cricket’s membership as a result of a breach of obligations on Friday, November 10. In the ICC assembly, the governing physique discovered Sri Lanka’s present cricket physique not following the laws equivalent to managing the cricket board autonomously and making certain no authorities interference.
Sri Lanka’s abysmal efficiency on the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 has led to a sequence of modifications to the nation’s cricket governing physique. ICC revoked the membership as a result of in depth authorities interference with the Sri Lanka Cricket administration after the workforce’s return residence on Friday.
“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 the governance, regulation and/or administration of cricket in Sri Lanka,” the ICC mentioned in a press release. “The conditions of the suspension will be decided by the ICC Board in due course.”
According to reviews, the ICC has already knowledgeable their choice to Sri Lanka Cricket and has determined to take the subsequent steps throughout their quarterly assembly on November 21. Sri Lanka will be unable to take part in any ICC match and play bilateral sequence throughout their suspension. They are scheduled to host the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 in January and February so the ICC board will take into account situations for suspension of their subsequent assembly.
In a shock occasion, Sri Lanka’s sports activities minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked your entire cricket board on Monday and appointed the previous World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga to steer the cricket affairs. However, Sri Lanka’s apex courtroom reinstated the board rapidly and shaped an interim committee to run the operations.
