Sports Minister meets Cricket Technical Consultative Committee members

Jude Thursday, 04 May 2023 07:51 PM

The game and the standard of cricket is declining and going backwards!! Bumpy road ahead. Biggest obstacle to improve standard of Lankan cricket is SLC. Get rid of BOOKIEEMAN'S ගෝලයා the TAXI DRIVER'S SON!!

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Nirmal Thursday, 04 May 2023 08:26 PM

Even Basil said there is an attempt to make a Born Again regime in our country. So Get rid of SLC

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DRS Friday, 05 May 2023 06:19 AM

Obviously since the current Executives took over SLC, there has been a steady decline of the standard of Sri Lankan cricket. This decline started with the increase of the number of First Division teams to 26, when all other countries have far fewer numbers. which was done to get votes when elections are held. There is corruption and other reasons pointed out by this reader and other readers and the Inquiry Committee appointed by the Minister. SLC uses its enormous of amount of revenue to bribe voters and to take legal actions to avoid any action by honest Minister.

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Man Friday, 05 May 2023 06:49 AM

No test greats in the committee other than the dasher Sanath. Why Aravinda has been dropped? Test cricket what matters though commercially not lucrative for the SLC.

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Third Woman Friday, 05 May 2023 07:02 AM

When the Minister is trying to minimize corruption by SLC, it has been conducting a misinformation campaign showing the ICC that there is political interference. The Minister must request ICC to give an audience to him and explain ICC about this non-existing political interference which is conducted by SLC to cover its corruption and wrong deeds.

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Jude Friday, 05 May 2023 09:13 AM

Just to give you an idea how powerful the SLC office bearers, namely the bookieman, in 2002 he completed a landslide victory against Arjuna Ranatunga, claiming 121 of the 138 votes cast by registered clubs and associations. Ranatunga managed just seven VOTES and was pushed to third place in the three-cornered fight and the rest of the votes went to, at that time sitting president CBK's uncle Clifford Ratwatte. To add insult to injury, even Arjun's own club, Sinhalese Sports Club decided to support the bookieman. Ironic Huh, this gives you an idea how powerful he is. He single handedly destroyed the game of cricket by increasing the number of first class clubs and his vote base, this establishing his ironfist authority of the game of cricket in SL. With personal ambitions of Heading International Cricket Conference (ICC). It's like dog chasing a Car, we all know even dog stop the car he can't drive!!

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Sim Saturday, 13 May 2023 08:31 PM

The four demoted clubs are playing in an invitational tournament in all three formats meeting each team twice. The Chairman of the Tournament Committee wanted the demoted teams to play in the Governor's Trophy which was approved by the club's at an EGM and the same Chairman got the Exco to approve a seperate tournament for the demoted clubs over ruling the general clubs decision

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