SLC appoints disciplinary committee following Wijegunawardene comments

Sri Lanka Cricket stated that it was disappointed at the negative and misleading comments made by former Chairman of the Selection Committee Kapila Wijegunawardene, in the wake of the appointment of the new Selection Committee headed by Aravinda de Silva.

After being removed as the Chairman of the Selection Committee, Wijegunawardene told the media that he and the rest of the committee were victims of politics pointing to political interferences in picking the squads.

He further alleged that Lasith Malinga’s decision to step down as the captain of the team ahead of the World T20 Championships in India was a result of blatant political interference.

“Wijegunawardene’s statements are inaccurate, misleading, and defamatory, and furthermore are of the nature to cause grievous injury to the moral of the Sri Lanka Cricket team, currently intent on bringing home the ICC World Twenty 20,” an SLC statement read.

In view of the incident, Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed a three-member independent panel, headed by Palitha Kumarasinghe PC to review the said comments and make recommendations to the SLC on the appropriate disciplinary action to be taken if any.

Sri Lanka Cricket also reiterated its confidence in the vision and strategy of the new Selection Committee, under Aravinda de Silva.