da pinnacle： The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) will hold electionsafter a government decision to end a two-year period of control by interimcommittees
Wisden CricInfo staff02-May-2003The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) will hold electionsafter a government decision to end a two-year period of control by interimcommittees.The sports ministry confirmed on Wednesday that the BCCSL Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place in approximately one month – probably on June 6.Lakshman Kiriella, the then sports minister, disbanded the last electedadministration in March, 2001 on legal grounds, amid rumours off financialmismanagement.A series of interim committees followed, the first headed by VijayaMalalsekera and the last by Hemaka Amarasuriya, who was appointed by thecurrent sports minister Johnston Fernando.Leading contenders for the presidency include Thilanga Sumithipala, who hadserved two previous terms as president, and Arjuna Ranatunga, the formercaptain.Once the sports ministry has issued formal notification to the BCCSLmembership, contenders have two weeks to forward their nominations.Milton Amarasinghe, the director of sports, will conduct and oversee theelection, trying to avoid a repeat of the controversial 1999 AGM - anelection marred by physical intimidation.