ICC lift Sri Lanka Cricket's ban with immediate effect two months after suspension

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today with immediate effect. On 10 November 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) were suspended for violation of responsibilities as an ICC Member, in particular, "the requirement to manage its affairs autonomously and ensure that there is no government interference in the governance, regulation and/or administration of cricket in Sri Lanka." The ICC Board met on 21 November and it was decided that Sri Lanka can continue to compete internationally both in bilateral cricket and ICC events, but the ongoing U19 Men's Cricket World Cup was moved to South Africa, having initially been set to be played in Sri Lanka. The ICC Board has been monitoring the situation since the suspension and are now satisfied that SLC are no longer in breach of membership obligations.

International Cricket Council (ICC) earlier suspended the cricket board of Sri Lanka due to the inference by the government. The development comes days after the sports minister of the country sacked the entire cricket board of the country over the allegations of corruption. Later, the decision was overturned by Sri Lanka's Court of Appeals as it reinstated all the officials pending a full hearing.

This comes as the Sri Lanka cricket team couldn't perform well during the ICC World Cup 2023. The team managed to secure victory in 2 matches only out of the 9 league matches and is currently placed in 9th place on the World Cup points table. Sri Lanka was seen particularly miserable against India as the team finished with a double-digit score in the ICC World Cup and Asia Cup final match.