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Sri Lanka’s government ‘temporarily’ takes over cricket board
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- Government says it will run the administrative functions of Sri Lanka Cricket until reforms are implemented.
- “All administrative functions of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will be temporarily brought under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, effective today,” the ministry said on Wednesday.
- A committee will be appointed shortly “to address the current issues in cricket and implement structural reforms”, it added.
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Government says it will run the administrative functions of Sri Lanka Cricket until reforms are implemented.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Sri Lanka were cohosts of the T20 World Cup in 2026 with India [Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Reuters]By AFPPublished On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026Sri Lanka’s government has taken control of the country’s cricket board, saying it is a temporary measure designed to pave the way for “structural reforms”.
“All administrative functions of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will be temporarily brought under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, effective today,” the ministry said on Wednesday.
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