Sri Lanka shakeup after England tour
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cricket administration is set for a major overhaul amid allegations of massive corruption and mismanagement, a sports ministry official said on Friday.
The authorities will name a new management team for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the governing body of the sport in the island, after the current tour of England ends in early July, the official said.
“The minister intends to make changes at Sri Lanka Cricket as soon as the national team returns from England,” spokesman Harsha Abeykoon said.
A spokesman for SLC said they were yet to be informed of the impending top management changes. Local media reports have accused the SLC managing committee of helping themselves to large amounts of cash and a host of other financial irregularities as well as mismanagement.
Several probes are underway. The financially-broke SLC is seeking an unprecedented two-billion-rupee ($18.35 million) bailout from the government and a 1.5-billion-rupee loan from a bank.
The authorities will name a new management team for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the governing body of the sport in the island, after the current tour of England ends in early July, the official said.
“The minister intends to make changes at Sri Lanka Cricket as soon as the national team returns from England,” spokesman Harsha Abeykoon said.
A spokesman for SLC said they were yet to be informed of the impending top management changes. Local media reports have accused the SLC managing committee of helping themselves to large amounts of cash and a host of other financial irregularities as well as mismanagement.
Several probes are underway. The financially-broke SLC is seeking an unprecedented two-billion-rupee ($18.35 million) bailout from the government and a 1.5-billion-rupee loan from a bank.
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