SLC board calls special meeting on Silva’s future

Sri Lanka Cricket board has called for a special Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday to discuss the future of the current chief Shammi Silva after the country’s president Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for a new administration to take over.

Dissanayake has already made it clear that he wants Silva to make way for a new administration to run cricket.

Sources said that the Executive Committee members could decide to resign en masse, which would allow for the calling of a fresh election for office bearers.

Silva has his current term until May of 2027, but faces calls to relinquish office.

The Government seems keen to engineer Silva’s exit due to player dissatisfaction and the national team’s poor show over the past few years. Silva, who first won the SLC presidency in 2019 by majority votes of member clubs, was re-elected uncontested in 2021, 2023 and 2025. Silva also served as the President of the Asian Cricket Council, succeeding India’s Jay Shah in 2025.

However, it would be interesting to see how ICC looks at the whole scenario, as world body’s charter clearly specifies that no government interference will be accepted.