The Impending election of Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) could be pushed further as Sports Minister Faizer Mustapha has included a new clause in his draft for the proposed amendments, Cricket Age reliably learns. If Faizer manages to include the said clause, SLC election could be only held in April 2019.
Faizer, an attorney at law, has made it clear that he wants to appoint independent election committees, not only for the cricket but for all 64 Sports Associations of the country.
Last week, Faizer had a discussion regarding the same with representatives of national sports associations to get their views and will meet them again on this Tuesday to receive their feedback on the appointment of Election Committees and their powers.
According to sources, Sports Ministry has sent a draft to all the 64 Sports associations. In that draft, one particular clause says that election can only be held four months after appointment of the election committee. In this scenario, the entire election process will take minimum of Six to seven months.
With these intentions, Faizer is again going to Dubai to meet top ICC Officials and get a clear guidance on the current situation of the SLC.
The meeting will take place on August 28 in Dubai between a Sri Lankan delegation headed by Faizer and a delegation headed by ICC President Shashank Manohar. The Minister expects to brief the ICC on the circumstances causing the delay notwithstanding the Court of Appeal clearing the way on July 3 and will try to buy more time. Kamal Padmasiri, the Competent Authority running SLC, and SLC CEO Ashley De Silva are expected to join the Minister.
“I want to have a chat and see what their position is,” said Minister Musthapha.
“Because other countries also have similar issues. For instance in India, the Supreme Court is involved in the mechanism of running their cricket. So I need to get a feedback from them.”
