ICC calls for early Sri Lanka Cricket elections: Keeps SLC out of board meetings

Colombo, July 15 (Daily Mirror) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has reiterated its call for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to hold elections as soon as possible, while noting progress towards adopting a revised constitution during its Annual Meetings in Edinburgh.

The Board received an update on the governance situation in Sri Lanka Cricket and acknowledged the work being carried out to finalise a revised constitution. However, it maintained that SLC will remain unable to be represented at ICC Board meetings until further progress is made.

The ICC said it continues to expect elections to be conducted at the earliest opportunity as part of efforts to strengthen governance within the national cricket body.

In addition to the Sri Lanka Cricket update, the ICC Board approved several governance, membership and Member support initiatives.

Among the key decisions was the establishment of a Governance Review Committee, which will oversee governance-related matters across the ICC. The committee will be chaired by Devajit Saikia of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and includes Dr Mohammed Moosajee of Cricket South Africa and Dr Ros Rivaz, an ICC Independent Director.

The Board also approved the creation of a Franchise Leagues Committee to focus on issues relating to the growing global franchise cricket landscape. The committee will be chaired by Tamim Iqbal of the Bangladesh Cricket Board and includes Dr Rudie van Vuuren (Cricket Namibia), Devajit Saikia (BCCI), Richard Gould (England and Wales Cricket Board), and Todd Greenberg (Cricket Australia).