Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee dissolved

The interim committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, headed by Upali Dharmadasa, has been dissolved by the country's sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage ahead of elections next month.

"The sports minister has by gazette notification dissolved the Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee today and has appointed the sports ministry secretary Udaya Seneviratne as the competent authority to oversee the day to day operation of Sri Lanka Cricket until such time elections are held," Harsha Abeykoon, media secretary to the sports ministry, said. "The minister will call for nominations within the next three weeks and then decide on a date for the election."

The date for the election is expected to be December 15. The minister appointed the interim committee on July 1 this year for a period of six months to tide over the financial crisis that had arisen due to SLC funding the building of three cricket stadiums to host the 2011 World Cup matches.

Despite Dharmadasa taking over, the board continued to suffer from financial trouble with the contracted players and SLC employees not receiving their salaries since the World Cup in April. SLC has been administered by interim committees for the past seven years.