Report on cricket by special committee out soon By Pranavesh Sivakumar cricket View(s): View(s):Sri Lanka Cricket’s embarrassing stay that eclipsed their T20 World Cup show in Australia, and the betting company, which sponsored the national team during the Asia Cup and a team from the Lanka Premier League (LPL), will be looked by the same committee, Dr. Amal Harsha de Silva, the Secretary to the Sports Ministry, said. Only last week, a six-member committee, led by a Retired Supreme Court Judge Sarojani Weerawardena, launched investigations into incidents that rocked the team’s stay down under. Fair Play News and its logo, subsidiary of an Indian betting company, was worn prominently by the said two teams, coming under a spotlight due to blatant prohibition in wearing unethical logos. “We are widening the scope, in such a way that this committee will be empowered to investigate other allegations as well. We have to first look into the facts and figures.”“In one-and-a-half months they will give an interim report about the Australian tour (World Cup).

Source: Sunday Times December 11, 2022 08:02 UTC