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BCCI,
SLC restore friendly cricket ties
By
M Naushad Amit
India has finally agreed to lend a
helping hand to their closest neighbour with N Srinivasan,
the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI) officially confirming an off-the-schedule
tour to Sri Lanka at a media briefing held at Sri Lanka
Cricket (SLC) headquarters at Maitland Place yesterday.
“Srinivasan is here to confirm an important tour
with Sri Lanka. Regardless of any forums, Sri Lanka
was always with India and both countries have maintained
that relationship right throughout. We are grateful
to Srinivasan for offering this tour to us,” said
Duleep Mendis, the CEO of SLC welcoming the secretary
of BCCI.
With the confirmation of the Indian tour of Sri Lanka
which consists of five One-Day-Internationals and a
Twenty20 match, SLC officials have changed their stance
on Indian Cricket League (ICL) players being given the
nod to play domestic cricket in Sri Lanka. According
to Lokuge SLC now stands firm on ICL along with their
BCCI counterparts giving prominence to the Indian Premier
League (IPL).
“We
had fruitful discussions today (Tuesday) at the Ministry
of Sports and then with the country’s President
at Temple Trees. We agreed to play 5 ODIs and a T20
match with all pertaining matters being solved by the
two governing bodies. SLC has agreed to release its
players for the upcoming IPL tournament in April and
we are to come to a long term agreement concerning the
Twenty20 showpiece,” Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge
told the media.
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