Ex-captain leads protest against Sri Lanka Cricket
COLOMBO: Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga helped launch a protest on Thursday against alleged corruption in the governing body and the politicization of its administration.
Ranatunga said the government has politicized cricket and other sports by appointing interim committees to run their administration.
“Sri Lanka Cricket has become bankrupt and authorities have no interest in rectifying this sad situation,” he said. He called on the public “to join hands to stop political interference and restore the image of sports.”
SLC has been run by successive interim committees, picked by politicians, for seven years. The International Cricket Council this month unanimously decided to amend its laws to make free elections mandatory for all national bodies by mid-2012.
Ranatunga said the government has politicized cricket and other sports by appointing interim committees to run their administration.
“Sri Lanka Cricket has become bankrupt and authorities have no interest in rectifying this sad situation,” he said. He called on the public “to join hands to stop political interference and restore the image of sports.”
SLC has been run by successive interim committees, picked by politicians, for seven years. The International Cricket Council this month unanimously decided to amend its laws to make free elections mandatory for all national bodies by mid-2012.
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