Shammi Silva has been elected uncontested as the new president of Sri Lanka Cricket for the next three years. Silva also held the post earlier in 2019 and this would be his second term in office.
Jayanta Dharmadasa and Ravin Wickramaratne have retained their positions as vice-president of SLC, the cricket governing body in the island nation. Mohan de Silva will be the honorary secretary while Lasantha Wickremasinghe and Chryshantha Kapuwatte will serve as the Treasurer and Asst. Secretary respectively. Sujeeva Godaliyadda will hold the post of Asst. Treasurer.
Silva expressed his delight at being elected as the president. "I am thankful for the membership for electing me uncontested as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket," said the President-Elect, after his victory was confirmed. "This victory also proves the fact that our stakeholders have understood the yeomen service my previous administration rendered for the development of the game," he further added.
Sports Minister Namal Rajapakse confirmed virtually that Silva had been elected as the president. "I don't get involved in the election process. I will work with whoever gets elected," he had earlier told Cricbuzz.
K Mathivanan and Bandula Warnapurea were also contesting for the posts of president and vice-president respectively. They questioned the authorities over their negligence of serious atters during the election. "A very serious lapse by way of delayed submission of annual accounts and not having obtained the Auditor General's approval as required by the Constitution has been disregarded by the authorities, a major cause of concern is the upholding of trust and impartiality," Nishantha, Mathivana and Bandula alleged in a letter to the Election Committee of the SLC.