COLOMBO (AFP/ESPN)- Sri Lankan cricket board president Shammi Silva was re-elected unopposed on Monday to serve a fourth consecutive term despite attempts by a former sports minister to remove him.
It was the third time Silva had been elected uncontested by Sri Lanka cricket’s (SLC) annual general meeting.
Roshan Ranasinghe, who was sports minister at the time, sacked Silva and his executive committee in November 2023, accusing them of maladministration and corruption.
Silva’s committee was reinstated by the courts and Ranasinghe was dismissed from his post as sports minister by Sri Lanka’s then president Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Sri Lanka Cricket is the country’s richest sporting body.
The 64-year-old Silva has also been president of the Asian Cricket Council since late last year.
Jayantha Dharmadasa and Ravin Wickramaratne have been re-elected to the post of vice-president, while Sujeewa Godaliyadda, Chryshantha Kapuwatte and Lasantha Wickremasinghe remain as treasurer, assistant secretary and assistant treasurer, respectively.
Only secretary Mohan de Silva, who resigned in November 2023, does not return. His post has been taken up by Bandula Dissanayake, the only new face in the executive committee. Kapuwatta had been acting Secretary since de Silva’s resignation.
The end of Silva’s term in 2027 will mark eight years in charge, an eventuality made possible by a recent change in Sri Lanka’s sports law that allowed for officials to hold posts for up to two consecutive four-year terms.
The most notable facet of this year’s election is that it’s the first one to be held since last December’s change to SLC’s constitution which saw the voting body reduced from 147 down to 60.
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COLOMBO (AFP/ESPN)- Sri Lankan cricket board president Shammi Silva was re-elected unopposed on Monday to serve a fourth consecutive term despite attempts by a former sports minister to remove him.
It was the third time Silva had been elected uncontested by Sri Lanka cricket’s (SLC) annual general meeting.
Roshan Ranasinghe, who was sports minister at the time, sacked Silva and his executive committee in November 2023, accusing them of maladministration and corruption.
Silva’s committee was reinstated by the courts and Ranasinghe was dismissed from his post as sports minister by Sri Lanka’s then president Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Sri Lanka Cricket is the country’s richest sporting body.
The 64-year-old Silva has also been president of the Asian Cricket Council since late last year.
Jayantha Dharmadasa and Ravin Wickramaratne have been re-elected to the post of vice-president, while Sujeewa Godaliyadda, Chryshantha Kapuwatte and Lasantha Wickremasinghe remain as treasurer, assistant secretary and assistant treasurer, respectively.
Only secretary Mohan de Silva, who resigned in November 2023, does not return. His post has been taken up by Bandula Dissanayake, the only new face in the executive committee. Kapuwatta had been acting Secretary since de Silva’s resignation.
The end of Silva’s term in 2027 will mark eight years in charge, an eventuality made possible by a recent change in Sri Lanka’s sports law that allowed for officials to hold posts for up to two consecutive four-year terms.
The most notable facet of this year’s election is that it’s the first one to be held since last December’s change to SLC’s constitution which saw the voting body reduced from 147 down to 60.
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