Sri Lanka`s cricket board Monday accused the world governing body of
“gravely” disrupting the sport in the island by withholding its share of
proceeds from World Cup tournaments.The International Cricket Council (ICC) said last week it was withholding Sri Lanka`s share from the 2014 T20 World Cup and 2015 World Cup after the Colombo government dispensed with elections and appointed a local governing body.
Sports Minister Navin Dissanayake had sacked the previous board and appointed a nine-member panel headed by respected Test player Sidath Wettimuny to “clean up” corruption at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).
The new SLC management in a letter to David Richardson, the Chief Executive of ICC, said they were “shocked” by the ICC decision and expected monies due to them will be released without further delay.
“We would point out that these are monies which were due and payable by ICC to SLC from long prior to the appointment of the interim committee,” said the letter, a copy of which was released to reporters.
“Further, these are monies which are payable by ICC to SLC, irrespective of the body which is managing SLC for the time being.”
