ICC Moves Men’s U-19 World Cup From Sri Lanka To South Africa | Cricket News

The ICC Board on Tuesday shifted the following yr’s males’s Under-19 World Cup from Sri Lanka to South Africa, 11 days after the world governing physique provisionally suspended the cricket physique within the island nation as a result of authorities interference. In reality it was Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) that had reached out to ICC and notified in regards to the authorities interference within the operating of cricket within the nation. SLC and the Sports Ministry have been at loggerheads for a while. The authorities has accused SLC officers of being concerned in corruption and mismanagement. “The U19 World Cup has been shifted to South Africa from Sri Lanka due to SLC’s suspension. In fact, participating nations were apprised some days back after SLC got suspended. South Africa hosted the U19 WC in 2020. The decision got approval at ICC Board meeting in Ahmedabad,” an ICC Board member informed PTI.

“Sri Lanka’s bilateral and domestic cricket will not be affected by this.” SLC president Shammi Silva had lately warned that the nation may lose the internet hosting rights of the U19 World Cup, scheduled to be held from January 13 to February 4, if the federal government’s interference continued.

In a press release launched on Monday, SLC had mentioned,” While SLC focuses on resolving the suspension issue, it appears that the minister of sports is pursuing a different agenda through media manipulation without pursuing legal avenues to address the allegations.” “This raises concerns about its intention to influence public opinion and other stakeholders to achieve its objective of taking control of SLC through the misuse of his powers.

“SLC requires a good and unbiased examination of the information and stays targeted on its mission to uphold the integrity of cricket in Sri Lanka and is assured that the reality will prevail sooner or later.”