Published: Nov 01, 2015, 12:12 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 01, 2015, 12:12 PM (IST)
Colombo: The elections to appoint office-bearers to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will be held in the first week of January, Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera has said. The SLC has been run since March this year by an interim committee appointed by the government. The ICC has taken exception to this and demanded that democratically elected governing body be appointed with minimum delay. The new government, which was elected in January, said elections were postponed as the government wanted to probe alleged corruption in the SLC under the previous administration. Scorecard: Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 1st ODI at Colombo (RPS)
The government demanded that SLC pay the dues that remain outstanding to the government institutions. Jayasekera’s predecessor, Navin Dissanayake, had appointed a four-member probe committee to investigate accusations. The report has been handed over to Jayasekera. The SLC interim committee sources said that the vacant position of Sri Lanka’s head coach will be filled only after the new governing body takes shape. The application process which ended on October 6 will be held back. It was reported that as many as six foreign applicants were in the fray. The position fell vacant in September with the resignation of Marvan Atapattu. The Sri Lanka vs West Indies one -day international is to start today with the first ODI to be held at Colombo. After a disheartening campaign in the Test series against Sri Lanka, West Indies will hope to turn the tide in their favour in the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series.
For Sri Lanka, Colombo has been one of their luckiest grounds in term of results. Out of 100 ODIs played at this venue, the hosts have conquered 62 and lost just 32 games with seven games ending in no result. They will be high on confidence and need to carry the gained momentum into the ODI series. ALSO READ:Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 1st ODI at Colombo (RPS) Preview: West Indies seek revival in limited-overs
