1996 Global Cup-winning Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga slammed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for appearing unprofessionalism of their operation of the game within the nation.
Arjuna Ranatunga. Courtesy: PTI
HIGHLIGHTSSri Lanka have struggled to search out their toes in world cricket of lateRanatunga alleged SLC of mismanagement and unprofessionalismRanatunga mentioned that the board participants have messed issues up large time
Mythical batter Arjuna Ranatunga lashed out the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for now not being to care for the cricketing tradition within the nation. Cricket within the Asian nation has long gone thru huge turmoil over the previous few years, particularly after their large names, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya and Lasith Malinga bid adieu to world cricket.
Remaining 12 months, the gamers were given into a large dispute with the cricket board over fee problems. A variety of their gamers had been additionally passed bans for quite a lot of causes. Additionally, the group struggled to win sequence throughout codecs. Ranatunga, who performed a an important function in the upward thrust of Sri Lankan cricket all the way through the Nineties, mentioned that the SLC lacked skilled operators and alleged them of corruption.
MESSED UP EVERYTHING
“It’s all about mismanagement, unprofessional, this is the place the disaster has passed off in cricket. The worst matter is the cricket board, they’re essentially the most corrupt establishment within the nation,” Ranatunga used to be quoted as announcing.
“They have got tousled the whole lot; they don’t have correct pros who run cricket. It’s worse than the federal government. Cricket sensible now we have produced gamers, however they’re controlled badly. This can be a large factor… Should you cross to a cricket election, you’re looking at 143 or 144 votes, it’s all about bribing,” he said.
“The people who find themselves working cricket since 2015 have tousled. I all the time felt {that a} correct sports activities minister would are available in and they might maintain this correctly, however the one factor is thieves cross and seize the publish. It has took place previously and can occur sooner or later,” Ranatunga added.
Previous this 12 months, Sri Lanka toured India for a T20I and Check sequence and ended up dropping all 5 video games at the excursion. Previous to that, they misplaced a T20 sequence in opposition to Aaron Finch’s Australia. A variety of Lankan cricketers, together with Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera and Maheesh Theekshana are lately participating within the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL).