Colombo, Nov 11: Sri Lanka’s sports minister said Saturday the International Cricket Council’s suspension of the nation’s cricket board over political interference was illegal and that he will seek to reverse it.
Minister Roshan Ranasinghe told reporters that if he can’t resolve the issue through the ICC’s conflict resolution arm, he will go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.Ranasinghe said the ICC’s suspension was against its own rules and that the organization should have first sought the approval of the other members.The ICC suspended Lanka Cricket on Friday. (AP)
