Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe is set to take interim measures in order to govern Sri Lanka Cricket.
The minister has written to all the full member nations of International Cricket Council (ICC) individually in order explain the recent controversies regarding Sri Lanka Cricket.
“Since 2015, Sri Lanka Cricket has seen a gradual degradation in the quality of Cricket played internationally and locally. Sri Lanka Cricket has been besieged with complaints of player disciplinary issues, management corruption, financial misconduct and match-fixing allegations. As the Minister of Sports in the country, my sole duty is to combat corruption and establish good governance and discipline in all sporting bodies. It has now transpired that the management conduct of Sri Lanka Cricket has spiralled into player conduct and discipline, resulting in many disciplinary inquiries on Sri Lanka Cricketers,” the minister wrote in his letter.
The Minister had hinted that he is willing to take interim measures to govern Sri Lanka Cricket in future.
“In light of these circumstances, I would like to emphasize that interim measures will only be taken to establish good governance principles, uphold the rule of law, and create a system of governance that promotes the ethics and spirit of the game we all love,” the minister added.
