Shammi Silva has been elected uncontested as the President of the Sri Lanka cricket board for the period between 2021 to 2023, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Thursday.
The decision was declared by the Election Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket and it will mark Silva’s second term in office as the SLC chief.
“I am thankful for the membership for electing me uncontested as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket. This victory also proves the fact that our stakeholders have understood the yeomen service my previous administration has rendered for the development of the game,” said Shammi Silva, President-Elect, Sri Lanka Cricket in an official release.
Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan men’s cricket is currently in Dhaka and have completed a three-day quarantine ahead of their ODI series against Bangladesh, which will be the hosts third ODI series within the ICC’s World Cup qualifying campaign.