The opposition leader said that the current corrupt, inefficient and irregular management of the cricket game, which is connected to the 220 lakh people of the country, is expected to end and a positive change is expected and that change should take place in an optimal and enlightened manner for the benefit of the country and the sport. Sri Lanka Latest News
The vast amount of money owned by cricket should be invested in the facilities of schools, associations, district and provincial levels which are the ground level of cricket and for that, a system should be created for the second, third, fourth and fifth levels as well as the first level so that even the talented players from the village and city can go to the highest level without any discrimination. The opposition leader said that it should be prepared.
In the same way, in the cronyism system, the time when the players went to the top level due to personal favours has ended and the corrupt practices should be removed and the official elections should be carried out with responsibility and accountability with diversity and the opposition should come as an alternative to the corrupt government, the people who have knowledge about the game and not the people who are the pawns of various parties. said the leader.
Opposition leader Mr Sajith Premadasa said this today (6) while making a special statement regarding the fate of cricket in Sri Lanka.
The leader of the opposition said that in order to end the corrupt period and go on the right path, the qualifications and knowledge of the people who are appointed to the various committees should be questioned and for that, a new program of old players, honest people and skilled administrators is needed and the change should be correct.
Also, the opposition leader further emphasized that it is reported that the President is not aware of the changes taking place in the Cricket Board and the tug-of-war between two opinions should stop, this should not be a political tug-of-war and politics should be removed from all sports.
Mr Sajith Premadasa, the leader of the opposition, further said that the opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has asked the government led by the President not to engage in political gambling with the game of cricket, to stop underhand conspiracies and to unite the entire political regime to recreate cricket in Sri Lanka.
