Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has reiterated that Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera had been included within the ODI World Cup squad in its assertion on Friday.
The board mentioned that each Hasaranga and Chameera had been chosen within the preliminary squad on September 5 regardless of nonetheless in recovering stage of their respective accidents.
“Following the choice assembly, on the identical day, Sri Lanka Cricket despatched the squad looking for approval of the Nationwide Sports activities Choice Committee, which comes beneath the Ministry of Sports activities and Youth Affairs,” the assertion learn.
“In response, the Ministry of Sports activities and Youth Affairs despatched a letter to Sri Lanka Cricket on September 26, 2023, looking for medical clearance to approve the inclusion of Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, and Dilshan Madushanka,” it added.
In response to the assertion, the board had intention to ship the 2 gamers to India “with the plan to play them sooner or later within the match after the duo recuperate from accidents” however the ministry didn’t approve them with out medical clearance.
Complicated particulars by Ministry of Sports activities
The board has additionally accused the sports activities ministry of deceptive public and Sri Lanka Cricket board by offering complicated particulars on how the Nationwide Sports activities Fund of Rs. 289 million was spent.
In response to the discharge, there have been variations between the paperwork obtained of sports activities ministry by the board and the media launch by the ministry itself.
“Within the media launch issued by the Ministry of Sports activities on November 13, 2023, it supplied particulars of 47 objects on how the SLC’ grant of Rs. 289 million has been spent,” the SLC launch mentioned.
“Nevertheless, a doc obtained by the SLC on November 23 beneath the Proper to Info Act reveals the ministry has spent cash on 67 actions as a substitute of 47 talked about within the media launch,” it additional added.
The board mentioned that the evaluation between media launch of the ministry and the doc acquired by SLC has disparities in figures of 33 objects.