Sri Lanka Cricket Board committee formed to advise on cricket (16 April 1998)
The Sri Lanka Cricket Board in its endeavour to fall in line with the International Cricket Council (ICC) has formed a cricket committee comprising past Sri Lanka cricketers to advise them on cricket matters
16-Apr-1998
Thursday 16,, April 1998
Sri Lanka Cricket Board committee formed to advise on cricket matters
by SA'ADI THAWFEEQ
The Sri Lanka Cricket Board in its endeavour to fall in line
with the International Cricket Council (ICC) has formed a
cricket committee comprising past Sri Lanka cricketers to advise
them on cricket matters.
The high-powered committee comprises the two vice-presidents of
the Cricket Board - Abu Fuard and Anuruddha Polonowita, the
chief executive Dammika Ranatunga, secretary Saliya Ahangama,
chairman of selectors and Sri Lanka team manager Duleep Mendis,
Sri Lanka team captain Arjuna Ranatunga Sri Lanka's ICC match
referee Ranjan Madugalle, Sri Lanka 'A' team manager Ranjit
Fernando and Sri Lanka 'A' team coach Roy Dias.
One of the main shortcomings of the recent past was the lack of
a proper advisory committee on cricket which led to the Cricket
Board spending as much as Rs. four and a half a million on the
England 'A' tour here without any players emerging as an
outstanding future prospect. The selectors not given any clear
guidelines or criteria to pick the teams exposed as many as 47
players.
Sri Lanka Cricket Board president Thilanga Sumathipala said that
he would have monthly meetings with the cricket committee and
seek their advise on all cricketing matters before the Executive
committee takes a final decision.
The ICC too has an advisory cricket committee functioning with
one of its former president's Sir Clyde Walcott as chairman.
Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)