Sangakkara in the dock over damning comments
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July 7, 2011, Thursday
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SRI Lanka's sports minister has demanded a report on a speech by World Cup captain Kumar Sangakkara at the Marylebone Cricket Club this week criticizing his country's cricket authorities.
Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has asked the head of Sri Lanka Cricket's interim committee to submit his "observation" on Sangakkara's speech, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
"A report is called for by the minister as Sangakkara has criticized the sports administration in Sri Lanka, which comes under the sports law of the country," the statement said.
In the hour-long speech at Lord's on Monday, in the midst of Sri Lanka's tour of England, Sangakkara slammed "partisan cronies" in the SLC, and called on the body to stamp out corruption and infighting within.
Sangakkara, representing Sri Lanka since 2000, said the team's shock 1996 World Cup win led to a change in direction at the top of the sport in the country, bringing a loss of direction, transparency and accountability.
"After 1996, the cricket board has been controlled and administered by a handful of well-meaning individuals either personally or by proxy rotated in and out depending on appointment or election," he said.
"Unfortunately, to consolidate and perpetuate their power they opened the door of the administration to partisan cronies that would lead to corruption and wanton waste of cricket board finances and resources. Accusations of vote buying and rigging, player interference due to lobbying from each side and even violence at the AGMs, including the brandishing of weapons and ugly fist fights, have characterized cricket board elections for as long as I can remember," Sangakkara said.
Aluthgamage last week dissolved the latest SLC interim committee.
Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has asked the head of Sri Lanka Cricket's interim committee to submit his "observation" on Sangakkara's speech, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
"A report is called for by the minister as Sangakkara has criticized the sports administration in Sri Lanka, which comes under the sports law of the country," the statement said.
In the hour-long speech at Lord's on Monday, in the midst of Sri Lanka's tour of England, Sangakkara slammed "partisan cronies" in the SLC, and called on the body to stamp out corruption and infighting within.
Sangakkara, representing Sri Lanka since 2000, said the team's shock 1996 World Cup win led to a change in direction at the top of the sport in the country, bringing a loss of direction, transparency and accountability.
"After 1996, the cricket board has been controlled and administered by a handful of well-meaning individuals either personally or by proxy rotated in and out depending on appointment or election," he said.
"Unfortunately, to consolidate and perpetuate their power they opened the door of the administration to partisan cronies that would lead to corruption and wanton waste of cricket board finances and resources. Accusations of vote buying and rigging, player interference due to lobbying from each side and even violence at the AGMs, including the brandishing of weapons and ugly fist fights, have characterized cricket board elections for as long as I can remember," Sangakkara said.
Aluthgamage last week dissolved the latest SLC interim committee.
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