Over World Cup Humiliation Against India Sri Lanka Sacks the Entire Cricket Board
On Monday, the sports minister of Sri Lanka, Roshan Ranasinghe, sacked the national cricket board, days after a humiliating defeat by India at the World Cup. Ranasinghe has been at loggerheads with Sri Lanka Cricket, which is the richest sports organization in the financially stricken country, for months over allegations of widespread corruption. The country's 1996 World Cup-winning captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, has been appointed chairman of a new interim board, Ranasinghe's office said in a statement.
As per the statement, "Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has formed an interim committee for Sri Lanka Cricket.”
The new seven-member panel also includes a retired Supreme Court judge and a former board president. The move came a day after the board's second-highest officer, secretary Mohan de Silva, quit. Ranasinghe publicly demanded the resignations of the entire board after Sri Lanka's 302-run World Cup thrashing by hosts India last week.