ICC lifts suspension on Sri Lanka Cricket

The International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced on Sunday that Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) suspension could be lifted with quick impact.

SLC was suspended in November for being in critical breach of its obligations as an ICC Member, specifically, the requirement to handle its affairs autonomously and make sure that there is no such thing as a authorities interference within the governance, regulation and/or administration of cricket in Sri Lanka.

The Board have been monitoring the state of affairs because the suspension and is now glad that SLC is now not in breach of membership obligations, confirmed ICC.

Sports Minister Harin Fernando tweeted in regards to the lifting of suspension.

He mentioned an official assertion would observe quickly.

The ICC suspended Sri Lanka in November final 12 months citing political interference when Fernando’s predecessor Roshan Ranasinghe sacked the incumbent Shammi Silva administration and appointed an interim committee headed by the previous captain Arjuna Ranatunga.

The courtroom later reinstated Silva and Ranasinghe himself was fired by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The suspension meant Sri Lanka dropping the proper to host the continuing U-19 World Cup.

ICC CEO Geoff Allardice visited Colombo early this month and met each Wickremesinghe and Fernando.

The authorities mentioned it was engaged on a brand new sports activities act which might not enable political interference in sports activities administration.