Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Shammi Silva said that he will resign if any evidence is provided to prove that SLC funds have been spent to facilitate the travel of artistes, including actors and actresses, to Australia for the 2022 T20 Cricket World Cup.
He expressed these views while speaking at a special news briefing held at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday (25).
The Chairman said that SLC has issued letters to the actors, actresses and friends who attended the series as fans but it has not spent any money on them.
The actors and actresses encouraged the Sri Lankan cricket team and they will to do so in the matches held in Sri Lanka as well, he said.
SLC Vice President Jayantha Dharmadasa said that he has not taken part in the kind of tours with the actors and actresses as reported by media and that no money has been spent by SLC on them.
SLC Secretary Mohan De Silva, its Treasurer Sujeewa Godaliyadda and Chief Executive Officer Ashley De Silva also participated in the news briefing.
Sri Lanka’s T20I captain Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh after suffering a hamstring injury to his right leg.
The injury occurred while he was batting during the third and final ODI of the recently concluded series.
Following a medical evaluation, Hasaranga will return to Colombo to undergo rehabilitation at Sri Lanka Cricket’s High Performance Centre.
Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed that no replacement will be added to the T20I squad in his absence.
(dailynews.lk)
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The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to suspended Prisons Commissioner General Thushara Upuldeniya.
Upuldeniya was previously remanded over allegations of facilitating the unlawful release of an inmate from Anuradhapura Prison under the guise of a presidential amnesty.
National Freedom Front (NFF) leader and former MP Wimal Weerawansa appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to provide a statement regarding remarks he made about a shipment of 323 containers linked to a provincial governor.
He was summoned to record a statement in connection with multiple complaints received over his comments made during a media briefing on January 29.
Following his remarks, Western Province Governor – Hanif Yusoof lodged a complaint with the CID on January 30, claiming he was targeted through social media posts.
Police said that several other parties have also filed complaints related to the same incident.