Madurasinghe appointed to the SLC Interim Committee
View(s):Former National cricketer and national cricket selector Ranjith Madurasinghe who is also Secretary Kurunegala DCA has been appointed member of the SLC Interim committee by the Minister of Sports Dayasiri Jayasekera. According to insiders the appointee is to fill the void created by the resignation of Jayananda Warnaweera from the Interim Committee.
Madurasinghe (centre) with Under-19 national caps
However after the Sports Minister Jayasekera had earlier announced that the SLC cricket elections would be held early January 2016, thus the appointment of Madurasinghe will be valid for just over a month. This is the second time that Madurasinghe has been invited to join the Interim Committee. On an earlier occasion another Kurunegala stalwart Johnston Fernando – the then Sports Minister also named Madurasinghe as a member of an SLC Interim Committee.
Meanwhile the SLC Interim Committee has decided to go on with the services Interim Coach Jerome Jayaratne till the end of the New Zealand tour. Chairman SLC Interim Committee Sidath Wettimuny told the Sunday Times “So far Jayaratne has been doing a job that is satisfactory and I do not see any wisdom in changing the status quo. At the same time it is more than fair that the administration who will be taking over after the January AGM should have the prerogative of accomplishing that task.”Then speaking about the forthcoming zonal tournament the SLC authorities have decided to name the tournament as the Elite Cricket Championship. Wettimuny said that five participating team will be named – Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Kurunegala and Hambantota.
Wettimuny has taken an assurance by the Minister of Sports, not to change this new format for at least three years.