Sri Lanka Cricket announces that the Minister of Sports has made false and misleading allegations under the cover of parliamentary privilege. Sri Lanka Latest News
The announcement states that the aim is to provide correct information to the people regarding the Youth World Cup to be held in this country next year.
The Sri Lanka Cricket Institute has indicated that the tournament will be held in January 2024 in Sri Lanka and that they are committed to it these days.
Especially these days, the Sri Lanka Cricket Institute says that the installation of the lighting system of the Dambulla International Cricket Stadium and the improvement of its other facilities was started relative to the 2023 Asia Cup and due to import sanctions, the work could not be completed as expected.
Therefore, if it is suggested that Sri Lanka Cricket has spent 1.5 billion rupees for the re-installation of the lighting system in that stadium, it is not true, Sri Lanka Cricket said.
Below is the announcement issued by Sri Lanka Cricket.