Sri Lanka Cricket: Shammi Silva has been re-elected as president of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for a fourth consecutive term. SLC added that Silva was elected uncontested for the third time during its ongoing 64th Annual General Meeting in Colombo and the same was confirmed by the Election Committee, led by retired Justice Malani Gunaratne.
Silva's fourth term as SLC president will start from 2025 and run till 2027. Last year, Silva assumed charge as the new Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president after Jay Shah became the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from December 1.
He also serves as Sri Lanka’s representative on the ICC Board, as well as working as a member of the ICC's Finance and Commercial Affairs, Nominations, and HR & Remuneration Committees. Silva played cricket for the Colombo Cricket Club in 1983/84 and was a member, manager and coach of the Sri Lanka squash national team before foraying into cricket administration.
Silva’s previous tenure as SLC president was marred by his clash with previous sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023. Ranasinghe had formed an interim committee in the aftermath of Sri Lanka exiting the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup in the group stage, and that had led to the country’s suspension from the ICC.
Due to that, Sri Lanka lost out on hosting the 2024 Under-19 Men's World Cup, as it was later shifted to South Africa. Later on, Ranasinghe was sacked, and the court reinstated the Silva-led SLC administration.
Silva’s previous tenure as SLC president was marred by his clash with previous sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023. Ranasinghe had formed an interim committee in the aftermath of Sri Lanka exiting the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup in the group stage, and that had led to the country’s suspension from the ICC.
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