US EditionSangakkara, Mahanama Named in Interim Committee to Run Sri Lanka Cricket
The nine-member panel will overhaul governance and implement a new constitution to improve management and transparency at Sri Lanka Cricket.
- Sri Lanka's government installed a nine-member Transformation Committee to lead Sri Lanka Cricket, naming former state minister and businessman Eran Wickramaratne as chairman of the interim body.
- Previous board members resigned following a meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leaving behind a system criticized for years of inefficiency and governance failures.
- The committee integrates cricketing and corporate expertise, featuring former players Kumar Sangakkara, Roshan Mahanama, and Sidath Wettimuny alongside legal experts Dinal Phillips and Upul Kumarapperuma.
- "Our immediate priority is a total overhaul of the governance framework at SLC," Wickramaratne said, emphasizing implementation of a new constitution as the foundation.
- Wickramaratne, a member of the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya, stepped away from political duties for the role; the International Cricket Council has not yet responded.
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SLC forms nine-member Transformation committee, Kumar Sangakkara part of it
Sri Lanka’s cricket administration has been reshaped after the government removed the existing leadership and installed a nine-member Transformation Committee to take charge. The group brings together a mix of cricketing experience and expertise from outside the sport, with Kumar Sangakkara the most recognisable name among the former players involved. Roshan Mahanama and Sidath Wettimuny are also part of the setup. As things stand, leadership of…
Sangakkara, Mahanama named in Sri Lanka Cricket transformation committee
Former Sri Lanka internationals Kumar Sangakkara, Roshan Mahanama and Sidath Wettimuny were named in the nine-member transformation committee that will run Sri Lanka Cricket, a day after the previous leadership resigned from their posts.
Sangakkara, Mahanama in SLC transformation panel - The Tribune
Legendary cricketer Kumar Sangakkara is among nine members appointed to a Transformation Committee set up to oversee Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), following the government's decision on Wednesday to remove the previous office bearers.
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