SL World Cup Debacle: Board secretary resigns following poor run

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Mohan de Silva has resigned in the wake of the national team’s disappointing run in the ODI World Cup in India.

Sri Lanka lost to India by a huge 302 runs in Mumbai on Thursday. It is virtually out of the semifinal race.

De Silva’s resignation came after the sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe’s call for the mass resignation of the SLC administration following the team’s heavy loss to India.

Ranasinghe, in a statement, blamed the selection committee and the SLC administration for the debacle.

The SLC administration led by Shammi Silva had called for a probe report from the team management over the Wankhede hammering which saw the side being bundled out for 55. Silva was elected uncontested as chair, his third successive term at SLC. His current term expires only in 2025.

Sri Lanka plays its next game against Bangladesh in New Delhi on November 6. It has only two wins from seven games thus far.