Sri Lanka’s parliament unanimously asked the country’s cricket board toresign on Thursday after accusing it of unprecedented corruption involvingmillions of dollars.
It was the latest development in a crisis involving the cricket board – therichest sporting organisation in the bankrupt island country – that came toa head after Sri Lanka’s humiliating World Cup defeat by India last week.
The move is not binding but adds to pressure on the board, which the sportsminister sacked on Monday only for the Court of Appeal to restore it thefollowing day.
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa moved a resolution asking Sri LankaCricket to step down immediately and the government agreed in a rare showof unity in the fractured legislature.
“This is a historic resolution that sends a message to the world that SriLankan legislators have united to defend cricket and restore the integrityof the game,” Premadasa told the cricket-mad country’s parliament.
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“We want the corrupt board to go.”
A board source said they would seek legal opinion before reacting to theresolution. -APP/AFP