Sri Lanka sacks national cricket board for team’s poor performance in the World Cup 2023

Sri Lanka sacked the national cricket board following the team’s humiliating performance in the World Cup 2023.

Sri Lanka’s sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked the national cricket board on Monday and replaced it with an interim committee.

The country’s 1996 World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga has been appointed chairman of a new interim board, Roshan Ranasinghe’s office said in a statement.

“Sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe has formed an interim committee for Sri Lanka Cricket,” the statement said.

The new seven-member panel also includes a retired Supreme Court judge and a former board president.

Sports Minister #LKA Roshan Ranasinghe has formed an interim committee for #SriLanka Cricket SLC consisting of Arjuna Ranatunga ( Chairman) , S. I. Imam, Retired Supreme Court Judge, Rohini Marasinghe, Retired Supreme Court Judge, Irangani Perera, Retired High Court Judge, Upali… pic.twitter.com/fNv01Sn0g4

— Sri Lanka Tweet 🇱🇰 (@SriLankaTweet) November 6, 2023

Ranasinghe publicly demanded the entire cricket board’s resignations after Sri Lanka’s 302-run World Cup thrashing by hosts India last week.

Sri Lanka were at one point 14-6 and were all out for 55, the fourth-lowest World Cup total in history, while chasing India’s 358 in Mumbai on Nov 2.

The defeat prompted a public outcry with Ranasinghe saying Sri Lanka Cricket officials had no moral or ethical right to remain in office.

On Saturday Ranasinghe wrote to full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) — which has rules against political interference in the sport — asking for understanding and support.

“Sri Lanka Cricket has been besieged with complaints of player disciplinary issues, management corruption, financial misconduct, and match-fixing allegations,” Ranasinghe said in the letters, released to Sri Lankan media.