Cricket World Cup: Jay Shah is running Sri Lanka Cricket, says Arjuna Ranatunga

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga said that Sri Lanka Cricket officials had created a situation where they are submissive to the BCCI.

By: Sports Desk

2 min readUpdated: Nov 13, 2023 02:58 PM IST

BCCI secretary Jay Shah (left) and former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga.

Listen to this article

Cricket World Cup: Jay Shah is running Sri Lanka Cricket, says Arjuna Ranatunga

00:00

1x 1.5x 1.8x

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has slammed Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah for ruining the Sri Lankan cricket, following their debacle in the 2023 ODI World Cup.

“Because of the connection between SLC officials and Jay Shah they (the BCCI) are under the impression that they can trample and control SLC,” Arjuna Ranatunga was quoted by Sri Lankan newspaper Daily Mirror.

“Jay Shah is running Sri Lanka Cricket. SLC is being ruined because of pressure from Jay Shah. One man in India is ruining Sri Lankan cricket,” said Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup winning captain.

“He is only powerful because of his father, who is India’s home Minister.”

In the past one week, a lot has happened in Sri Lankan cricket, both on and off the field.

Sri Lanka finished ninth on the points table, meaning they do not qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Sri Lanka’s sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe had sacked the SLC board and installed an interim committee headed by Arjuna Ranatunga, but Sri Lanka’s courts essentially reinstated the board a day later by issuing a 14-day stay order on the gazette that dissolved the board.

Story continues below this ad

A couple of days later, the cricket board has been suspended by the ICC with immediate effect because of extensive government interference in the board’s administration.

Loading Recommendations...

Mar 15: Latest News

Live Blog