“The decision to file this complaint stems from the concern that Mr. Roshan Ranasinghe MP has not appropriately disclosed the utilization of funds allocated by SLC for the intended purposes,” quoted the press launch by SLC.

“This move comes in the wake of a discernible disparity between the information disclosed to the media by Mr. Ranasinghe MP and the response received by SLC under a Right to Information (RTI) application, outlining the specifics of the expenditures made,” the press launch added.

Since the World Cup started there was no wanting off-field drama in Sri Lankan cricket. Their marketing campaign within the match was hit-and-miss as they navigated patchy type and a slew of accidents. The board had filed a criticism Ranasinghe over the alleged misuse of funds supplied by SLC to the National Sports Fund.

Then the International Cricket Council had suspended SLC on 10 November with instant impact. The ICC board decided that “Sri Lanka Cricket is in serious breach of its obligations as a Member, in particular, the requirement to manage its affairs autonomously and ensure that there is no government interference in the governance, regulation and/or administration of cricket in Sri Lanka.”

The suspension meant that the ICC Under-19 World Cup, which was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka in January, was moved to South Africa.

The courtroom is anticipated to listen to the view of Harin Fernando, Ranasinghe’s successor within the sports activities ministry, on the gazette issued by his predecessor sacking the SLC administration below Shammi Silva. Ranasinghe’s transfer to fireside the Silva administration got here after months of stand-off between them. Ranasinghe primarily based his name on a authorities audit report that had accused Silva’s SLC administration as corrupt.

(With PTI inputs)