Minister Musthapha travels to Dubai for do-or-die talks with the ICC

20 August 2018 07:22 pm

With a little more than four months left before an International Cricket Council (ICC) deadline to hold Sri Lanka cricket elections, Sports Minister Faiszer Musthapha expects to meet the ICC hierarchy at the end of this month in a desperate bid to buy more time to comply with their demand.

The ICC issued a stern warning to the SLC in July to ensure fair and democratic elections are carried out by the end of 2018 or risk suspension. Given the present status-quo, however, it seems all but impossible to go for polls by that deadline.

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