Shammi Silva led administration at Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) has approved an additional allowance of Rs. 50,000/- per month for its International venues manager Godfrey Dabrera, Cricket Age reliably learns.
Godfrey, who was on radar of International Cricket Council (ICC) some time back, is still holding International venues manager post is another mystery of Sri Lanka Cricket!
However, even after being on ICC radar, Godfrey remains one of the most influential figure in Sri Lanka cricket, since he is considered the right hand of banned former SLC President Thilanga Sumathipala and left hand of present president Shammi Silva!
Cricket Age has the access of a SLC Management Committee (MC) document, that says that Godfrey has been given the additional allowance.
“The committee having noted Mr. Dabrera request and the recommendation of the CEO, approved to grant Mr. Dabrera an additional Rs. 50,000/- per month with effect from March 1st 2019” the MC document reads.
This is another action of Shammi Silva to impress the Punchi Borella. At a time, when Shammi Silva led administration discards young batting prodigies like Kamindu Mendis, Pathhum Nissanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa from annual contracts, board President is shamelessly looking after all the interests of his guardian Thilanga Sumathipala and his another So called Messiah of Sri Lanka Cricket. Then, they conspires the dramas like ‘banning from the Cricket’ IN order to hoodwink cricket loving public.
Achievements Of Shammi Silva since taking over SLC On February 21 : Bringing All CCC members, staff, players ( Kamalika Jayasekara, Tanesh Dias, Ashan Priyanjan, Lakshan Sandakan, Lahiru Madushanka) at Maitland Place and national and A teams, giving millions of rupees to his lawyer friend Kuvera De Zoysa as legal fees, bringing Thilanga Sumathipala’s Lakbima news paper employees to district cricket associations, joyride for all the ExCo members, stakeholders to UK for the World Cup, five million song for World Cup, Special treatment to Badulla Cricket Stadium and Badulla District Cricket association, looking after Angelo Perera career graph, sidelining all the clubs and people who voted against him at SLC election, gifting allowances to Kamalika Jayasekara and Godfrey Dabrera, Overseas joyrides opportunities for Tanesh Dias, heavy donations for the development of the other Sports in the country.
In simple words: When BCCI opted for India’s greatest ever captain Sourav Ganguly in its sincere attempt to take country’s cricket to newer heights, Sri Lanka Cricket has Shammi Silva, who is looking after interests only of his close aides, guardians (right now he is two guardians).
