Sri Lanka cricket goes by a tumultuous interval, marked by dismal efficiency within the ODI World Cup 2023. Compounding their challenges, the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has swiftly suspended Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) membership because of instant issues about authorities interference. The event underscored a difficult section for Sri Lankan cricket, each on and off the sphere.
Amidst unfolding occasions, Arjuna Ranatunga, the previous skipper of Sri Lanka, has made weighty accusations in opposition to Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI). Ranatunga alleges that Shah has exerted undue affect and interference within the affairs of Sri Lanka Cricket, bringing to gentle a contentious dimension to the continuing developments within the cricketing realm.
Ranatunga’s allegation on Jay Shah
Ranatunga asserted {that a} perceived connection between SLC officers and Jay Shah has led the BCCI to consider they’ll exert undue affect and management over Sri Lanka Cricket.
“Because of the connection between SLC officials and Jay Shah they (the BCCI) are under the impression that they can trample and control SLC,” Ranatunga mentioned, as quoted by the Sri Lankan newspaper Every day Mirror.
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‘He is only powerful because of his father’: Ranatunga
Ranatunga additional claimed that Shah is successfully operating Sri Lanka Cricket, attributing the challenges confronted by SLC to strain exerted by Shah. The previous left-handed batter talked about that Shah’s affect stems from his father’s (Amit Shah) position as India’s Dwelling Minister, expressing concern about exterior forces negatively impacting the administration of Lankan cricket.
“Jay Shah is running Sri Lanka Cricket. SLC is being ruining because of pressure from Jay Shah. One man in India is ruining Sri Lankan cricket, he is only powerful because of his father (Amit Shah), who is India’s home Minister,” the 59-year-old added.