“Conspiracy From…”: Sri Lanka Chief Selector On Workforce’s Disastrous World Cup Present

Sri Lanka sit ninth in World Cup factors desk© AFP

Chief Selector Pramodaya Wickramasinghe on Friday alleged that Sri Lanka’s disastrous present on the ongoing ODI World Cup was a consequence “of a conspiracy from outdoors”. The Sri Lankan cricket group returned residence early Friday morning from India after their five-wicket loss within the final group stage match towards New Zealand in Bengaluru. Pressed for causes for the poor efficiency, Wickramasingha, a member of the World Cup-winning 1996 group, mentioned: “give me two days to reveal every thing about it. This was the results of a conspiracy from outdoors.

“It is vitally unhappy, I’m taking accountability,” he advised reporters on the airport.

Sri Lanka recorded their worst World Cup efficiency since 1992, successful solely two of their 9 video games.

The previous champions had been marred by a collection of accidents, warranting replacements outdoors the unique squad. That even led to a change of captaincy mid match.

Their disastrous present towards India, the place they had been all out for 56, triggered a backlash at residence.

The sports activities minister then fired the governing physique, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) which was then reinstated by the court docket of attraction, thus additional deepening the disaster scenario.

On Thursday, a joint authorities and opposition decision in parliament demanded the resignation of the SLC’s administration.

The federal government, which is cut up over the minister’s resolution to sack the SLC board of administration, got here out with a report, recommending a model new structure for the governing physique with a brand new voting construction to nominate workplace bearers.

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