Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Aruna De Silva as the Operations Manager for the forthcoming Zimbabwe and India tours of Sri Lanka 2017.
Mr. De Silva, who was a member of the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, successfully conducted the Youth Asia Cup 2016 and the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers 2017 in his capacity as the Host Tournament Director, and was invited by the Executive Committee at a meeting held on 22nd April 2017 to take on this role in order to bridge the gap in the administrative and operational arm of SLC.
Accordingly, Mr. De Silva resigned from his post as a member of the Executive Committee of SLC with effect from the 22nd April and the Committee unanimously appointed Mr. Priyantha Zoysa to the Committee in his place.
Photo Album: Colombo Vs Galle – SLC Super Provincial Tournament Finals
Mr. De Silva will take on responsibilities with immediate effect with a view to ensure enhanced facilities for the two forthcoming tours.
Mr. De Silva is an administrator with over two decades of senior management experience in logistics and operations and was commended by both the Asian Cricket Council and the International Cricket Council for his role in the successful hosting of the two International events in Colombo in the past 6 months.
Joining the Executive Committee is Mr. Priyantha Zoysa, who has served as an SLC ExCo member in 1995/1996 and again in 2004/2005.