The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has lifted the suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) with immediate effect, according to reports.

SLC had been suspended in November last year for failing to manage its affairs autonomously, breaching the requirement of ensuring that there is no government interference in the governance, regulation and/or administration of cricket in Sri Lanka.

According to a report in news agency PTI, the ICC Board has been monitoring the situation since the suspension and is now satisfied that the Sri Lankan Cricket Board is no longer in breach of membership obligations.

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Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister Harin Fernando, while posting about the lifting of the suspension on his social media handle, stated that an official statement on the matter would be made soon.

The ICC suspended Sri Lanka after Fernando's predecessor Roshan Ranasinghe sacked the incumbent Shammi Silva administration and appointed an interim committee, which was headed by 1996 World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga.

Later, the court reinstated Silva, while Ranasinghe himself was sacked from his post by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Due to the suspension, though, Sri Lanka lost out on hosting the U-19 World Cup, which is currently being played in South Africa.

The report further added that ICC CEO Geoff Allardice visited Colombo early this month and had a meeting with both Wickremesinghe and Fernando. He was reportedly told that the Sri Lankan government is working on a new sports act that would disallow political interference in sports administration.

 

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