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Sri Lanka cricket board quits at government’s request: officials
Key takeaways
- Sri Lanka’s cricket board stepped down on Tuesday after the government asked the sporting body’s executive committee to make way for a new administration, officials said.
- Sri Lanka Cricket is the country’s richest sporting body but it has been plagued by allegations of corruption and mismanagement.
- A board official said that its president, Shammi Silva, convened a special meeting to announce his resignation, with 11 months remaining in his fourth two-year term.
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Sri Lanka’s cricket board stepped down on Tuesday after the government asked the sporting body’s executive committee to make way for a new administration, officials said.
Sri Lanka Cricket is the country’s richest sporting body but it has been plagued by allegations of corruption and mismanagement.
A board official said that its president, Shammi Silva, convened a special meeting to announce his resignation, with 11 months remaining in his fourth two-year term.
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