I, Roshan Ranasinghe, being the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, by virtue of the powers vested in me under Section 32 of the Sports Law No. 25 of 1973, I hereby suspend the registration of Sri Lanka Cricket, which is the National Association of Sport of Cricket with effect from 05.11.2023 in view of the corruption, malpractices, irregularities, misconducts and for failing to carry out its duties and functions and also as it is necessary to conduct an independent, transparent and trustworthy inquiry into such conduct and to take remedial actions.
I, Roshan Ranasinghe, being the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, by virtue of the powers vested in me under Section 33 of the Sri Lanka Sports Law No. 25 of 1973, hereby appoint an Interim Committee consisting of the following members for the purpose of exercising the powers, functions and duties of Sri Lanka Cricket which is the National Association of Sport of Cricket until an election is held or until further notice is issued and the interim board among other things is empowered for the effective functioning of Sri Lanka Cricket and,
1. To inquire into and to take appropriate action in relation to the recommendations contained in the Audit Report dated in 11 September 2023 issued by the Auditor General,
2. To exercise the powers, functions and duties of Sri Lanka Cricket in an appropriate manner until remedial actions are taken by the Interim Committee by conducting the relevant inquiries independently, transparently and trustfully,
3. To make recommendations and strategical actions to ensure non-recurrence of such corruption, malpractices,irregularities, misconducts and failures referred to in the said Audit Report of the Auditor- General.