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Sri Lanka sacks board, appoints interim committee
FILE PHOTO:Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - India v Sri Lanka - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India - November 2, 2023 Sri Lanka players during a review that leads to India's Suryakumar Yadav losing his wicket REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Nov 6: Sri Lanka has dismissed the board of its cricket governing body and replaced it with an interim committee, the Ministry of Sport said on Monday, after a disappointing World Cup campaign.
Sri Lanka have won only two of their seven World Cup matches, all but crashing out of the semi-final race, with the board coming under heavy criticism from angry fans after Thursday's 302-run loss to hosts India.
Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe called the governing body, Sri Lanka Cricket, "traitorous and corrupt" in a Friday statement, saying board members should resign.
