Shami Silva is undoubtedly elected as the new President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for a period of three years following this morning's election (20 May). This is the second term in office for Silva, who previously served a term in 2019.
Shami and the current team members are out of the question, with Dr. Gianta Darmadasa and Mr. Ravin Wykramaratne maintain their positions as Deputy Chairmen of the SLC. Mr. Mohan de Silva was elected as Honorary Secretary, Mr. Lasantha Wickremasinghe - Cashier, and Mr. Chryshantha Kapuwatte as Assistant. Secretary and Mr. Sudjeeva Godaliyada as assistants. Cashier.
"I am grateful for the membership which has made me the undisputed President of Cricket of Sri Lanka," said the newly elected president after his victory was confirmed. This win also attests to the fact that our stakeholders understood the Yomen services my previous administration provided for game development, he added.
The allegations of non-interference by Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksha, son of Prime Minister Mainda Rajapaksha, have effectively confirmed the re-election of Silva, whose opponent, led by former secretary Nisanta Ranatunga, withdrew from the election due to irregularities. Nisanta, the brother of former World Cup winner Arjuna Ranatunga, is competing for the secretarial post, which he has held previously. "I am not involved in the electoral process. I will work with whoever is elected," he previously told Cricbuzz.
K Mathivanan and Bandula Warnapurea are fighting over the position of Commission President and Vice President Nishantha, who had raised the issue on the date of the newspaper's resignation, saying Silva should be barred from running. "Serious negligence due to the delay in submitting the annual report and not receiving the approval of the Auditor General as required by the Constitution has been ignored by the authorities, which are the main concern for maintaining trust and impartiality," said Nisanta, said Mativana and Bandula in a letter. SLC electoral commission.
"Cricket from Sri Lanka is now disappearing at the bottom of the ICC ranking and in all three forms of play, not least because of poor management and current tricks of the officers. SLC's finances and administration are in chaos, even with dishonest employees, TV money in outside bank accounts. the country could not be prevented and, in the end, players had to give up most of their contractual income because of this administrative shortage.
"Some of our efforts to address these shortcomings have been briefly summarized by the various commissions that should have been appointed to carry out their duties in an impartial manner, but unfortunately this impartiality and belief is wrong," the three wrote to the committee and announced their resignation on the occasion.
Shami's first big challenge was to play a six-game series (3 ODI and 3 T20I) against India in July.
Namal Rajapakshe said he was looking forward to the show. "It's always great to play with the Indian team. Since Sri Lanka is working on a development program and partnering with a young country it will be a great experience for them. This tour will further strengthen the relationship between the two countries. We hope that the fans will enjoy cricket. the good one. "
Note: History is updated according to election results
