INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has issued a clarification about composition of the composition of the national squad that took part in the 2023 ICC
plans to get Hasaranga and Chameera to play at some point in the tournament after they recover from injuries, but to no avail, as the Sports
Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera were included in the 15-member squad selected by the Sri Lanka Cricket Selectors to take part in the ICC
approval of the National Sports Selection Committee, which comes under the Ministry of Sports - Youth Affairs.According to the cricket body,
the Sports Ministry, in response, had sent a letter to SLC on September 26, seeking medical clearance to approve the inclusion of Wanindu
the World Cup with the plan to play them at some point in the tournament after the duo recover from injuries, did not succeed, as the Sports
SLC on September 5, 2023):(Letter sent by Sports Ministry, seeking medical clearance for Hasaranga and Chameera):In a separate statement,
the SLC accused the Sports Ministry of misleading the public by providing confusing details as to how it spent the grant of Rs
289 million provided by cricket governing body to the National Sports Fund.In a statement published on Friday (Nov.24), SLC emphasized that
a comparison between a document it has obtained from the Sports Ministry under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and the media release
transparency and accountability in such spending are vital ingredients of good governance.(Letter sent by SLC to Sports Ministry seeking
explanation for the disparity):
