Let Cabinet decide anything but I will restore SL’s cricket: Arjuna

6 November 2023 12:47 pm Views - 4139

COLOMBO (Daily Mirror) -The chairman of the newly appointed interim Committee to administer cricket, Arjuna Ranatunga said he and the committee will be committed to restoring Sri Lankan cricket no matter what the Cabinet decides upon.

He made this comment in response to a question raised by journalists on the reports which said the Cabinet is to take up the matter with regard to the appointment of the interim committee.

"Let the Cabinet decide anything. Let it decide to allow robbers to administer cricket. We will get on with our task," he said.

" We will put Sri Lankan cricketers into a winning position once again," he added.

Meanwhile, Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe defended his decision to appoint an interim committee.

"I have appointed an able team to restore Sri Lanka's cricket. They have been given dual tasks. One is to restore the administration of cricket. The other is to build a strong national cricket team which could win games," he said. (Yohan Perera)