Shammi Silva has been elected unopposed because the president of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for 2 years, the board introduced on Thursday, May 20. This is Silva’s second stint as the top of the nation’s cricket board.
The developments got here after the opposing faction comprising Sri Lanka’s first take a look at captain Bandula Warnapura, Nishantha Ranatunga and Ok Mathivanan withdrew their candidatures on Tuesday citing “lack of level-playing field” in the election course of, reported ESPN. It is to be famous that each Ranatunga and Mathivanan had held elected places of work in SLC over the past 10 years.
📸 Sri Lanka Cricket New President Shammi Silva assumed duties 📸#SLC #lka pic.twitter.com/ydkQURndK4
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) May 20, 2021
Meanwhile, Sri Lankan males’s cricket staff is presently in Bangladesh for the three-match ODI sequence beginning May 23. The squad had arrived in Dhaka on May 16 and has accomplished a three-day quarantine amid the pandemic.
Following the Bangladesh tour, Sri Lanka will depart for England in June to play three ODIs and as many T20I matches with the English staff.
Sri Lanka was imagined to host the Asia Cup 2021 in June.However, with the pandemic pushing the Indian Premier League (IPL) and even the homegrown Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), prospects are slim of the ICC-mandated event occurring this yr.
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