The Sri Lankan Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe dismissed the Cricket Board for the poor performance of the Sri Lankan cricket team in the ICC World Cup.
According to foreign news agencies, relations with the board were strained over allegations of corruption by the Sports Minister. The Sri Lankan board was sacked after a humiliating defeat by India.
1996 World Cup winning team captain Arjuna Rana Tingga has been entrusted with the responsibility by the Sri Lankan Sports Minister and has been appointed as the interim chairman.
A statement has been issued by the Sri Lankan Sports Minister’s office dismissing the board and handing over the responsibility to Rana Tinga.
According to media reports, a seven-member panel, including retired Supreme Court judges, has been constituted by the Sports Minister to investigate the poor performance in the World Cup.
It should be noted that due to the poor performance in the World Cup, the sports minister had demanded the resignation of the entire board, on which the secretary of the board, Mohan D’Silva, had announced his resignation a day ago.
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