Former Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga has been appointed as the brand new chair of Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) selection committee. Tharanga, 38, will lead a five-member committee comprising Dilruwan Perera, Indika de Saram, Tharanga Paranavitana and former thriller spinner Ajantha Mendis they usually have been chosen for a two-year time period.
The change has are available after Sri Lanka’s underwhelming run on the latest ODI World Cup noticed them end within the ninth place with two wins and 7 defeats in 9 video games. Their poor World Cup kind additionally noticed them miss out on the chance to make it to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Hence, a change in personnel within the selection committee is an try to convey issues proper again on observe in phrases of leads to the upcoming collection. Notably, the appointment has come throughout a time when Sri Lanka Cricket is enduring a interval of turmoil.
The apex cricketing governing physique within the nation has been suspended by the International Cricket Committee attributable to political interference in its governance. The resolution has additionally led to the shift within the venue for the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024. It was earlier scheduled to be hosted by Sri Lanka however the nation has been stripped of it and the marquee event has been shifted to South Africa with modifications within the schedule.
The first project for Tharanga and his committee members might be Zimbabwe’s white-ball tour to the island nation comprising three ODIs and as many T20I video games beginning January 6, 2024.
The itinerary of Zimbabwe’s tour of Sri Lanka 2024:
| Date | Match | Venue |
| January 6 | 1st ODI | RPICS Colombo |
| January 8 | 2nd ODI | RPICS Colombo |
| January 11 | third ODI | RPICS Colombo |
| January 14 | 1st T20I | RPICS Colombo |
| January 16 | 2nd T20I | RPICS Colombo |
| January 18 | third T20I | RPICS Colombo |
