Sri Lankan board resigns

COLOMBO, FEB. 22. The Sri Lankan Cricket Board plunged into fresh crisis on Tuesday as the entire interim committee headed by Rinzie Wijayathilake resigned following differences with the Sports Minister.

The new crisis engulfed the board after the Sports Minister, Mr. S.B. Dissanayake, under whose authority it functioned, postponed the elections and ordered an official inquiry into allegations of financial irregularities under a previous board.

Board sources said that fresh differences between Mr. Wijayathilake and the Sports Minister resulted in the board chief tendering his resignation on Tuesday. After learning about it, other office bearers too sent in their resignations, they said.

- PTI

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