Sri Lanka Cricket suspended by ICC board

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has immediately suspended Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). This decision, as reported by ESPNcricinfo, comes in reaction to what the ICC perceives as significant governmental intrusion into the management of SLC, leading to the dissolution of the nation’s cricket board.

In a statement, the ICC expressed that the decision to suspend SLC was made after determining that the cricket body had gravely violated its membership obligations. The primary concern highlighted was the failure to operate autonomously and prevent government interference in cricket’s governance, regulation, and administration within Sri Lanka. The ICC stated that the specific terms of this suspension will be established by its Board in the near future.