Colombo: Sri Lanka have had their suspension lifted by the International Cricket Council, allowing them to continue to compete internationally in bilateral cricket and ICC events.
Sri Lanka’s membership of the ICC was suspended with immediate effect for government interference on November 10, after Sri Lanka’s ministry of sport dismissed the Sri Lanka Cricket board and replaced it with an interim committee.
After a meeting of the ICC board on Tuesday, Sri Lanka were reinstated as member, with a statement released detailing that future funding to Sri Lanka Cricket “will be controlled by the ICC and the ICC Board”.
The statement also confirmed Sri Lanka will no longer host the ICC U19 men’s Cricket World Cup early next year, with the event now to be held in South Africa.
Earlier this month, Sri Lanka Cricket released a statement denying government accusations it had mishandled preparations for the U19 World Cup, also denying accusations of transferring $2m from its accounts to third party accounts.
In July 2019, the ICC suspended Zimbabwe from all forms of cricket over concerns of government interference in the running of the game, lifting the ban nearly three months later following meetings with the country’s government and Zimbabwe Cricket.
Sri Lanka won just two of their nine matches at the men’s Cricket World Cup in India, finishing second bottom of the table. They are scheduled to tour England next summer for a three-Test series.
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