INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
discretion unlike a bilateral tour which is held in Sri Lanka and to the contrary Asia Cup is organized, structured and controlled by the
organization called and referred to as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in which membership constitutes of cricket playing member countries
in each respective year of such member country subject to a stringent evaluation and confirmation of the supporting background and other
requirements which provides a conducive environment for hosting of the said event with a view to maximizing the profits of the ACC, the
cricket body explained.Therefore, it should be noted that the Asian Cricket Council, having closely monitored the economic and social
situation and developments in Sri Lanka over the last few months and after much deliberation on the 24th of July at a meeting held among
member states, decided to play the matches of the 2022 Asia Cup in UAE instead of Sri Lanka, whilst keeping the hosting opportunity and
Cup 2022 has been fully distorted, the SLC added, noting that it is intensely of the view that no Member of the Parliament should make such
statements by the use of parliamentary privileges at a time when the national cricket body has been performing extremely well and the
management has given all the support not only to the Players and game of Cricket but also to the country, economy and also to the other
be further noted that no independent report or research has ever revealed nor confirmed that the country has ever received a staggering
amount of USD 50 million from hosting an event in Sri Lanka as claimed by MP Bandara and SLC considers such comments are instigated by few
in Sri Lanka is capable of accommodating 100,000 spectators for a single match in any of the tournaments of this magnitude as the maximum
stadium capacity is generally limited to 30,000
situation in the country, the logistical and other arrangements in relation to the two recently concluded bilateral tours (Australia Tour
Cricketing Nations in the world and under the prevailing circumstances in Sri Lanka owing to the fuel crisis, power supply limitations and
other logistical issues confronted by both facilitators and spectators, it was considered by the ACC that the hosting of the event in Sri
that the disgruntle elements have now been activated to jeopardize and destabilize affairs of Sri Lanka Cricket and game of Cricket with a
view to attaining their vicious motives when in actuality, SLC is heading to the right and passionate directions
Therefore, SLC wishes to state that by the said statements of such individuals not only hatred is spread among the general public towards
the affairs of Sri Lanka Cricket but also misleads the hierarchy of the Government by such baseless and false facts and accusations.
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