Sri Lanka Cricket Denies Financial Crisis Claims

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the governing body for cricket in the country, has categorically denied recent rumors claiming the organization is facing a financial crisis. The board labeled these allegations as baseless and misleading, particularly as they gear up to co-host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 with India.

SLC Asserts Financial Health Amid Major Preparations

Speculation about SLC’s finances had been circulating across various news portals and social media platforms. In response, the board issued a formal media release on Thursday, July 31, assuring stakeholders and fans of their financial strength.

β€œπ‘Ίπ’“π’Š π‘³π’‚π’π’Œπ’‚ π‘ͺπ’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• (𝑺𝑳π‘ͺ) π’˜π’Šπ’”π’‰π’†π’” 𝒕𝒐 π’„π’π’‚π’“π’Šπ’‡π’š 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 π’„π’π’‚π’Šπ’Žπ’” π’„π’Šπ’“π’„π’–π’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒏 π’”π’π’„π’Šπ’‚π’ π’Žπ’†π’…π’Šπ’‚ π’”π’–π’ˆπ’ˆπ’†π’”π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂 π’‡π’Šπ’π’‚π’π’„π’Šπ’‚π’ π’„π’“π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’” π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’“π’ˆπ’‚π’π’Šπ’›π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’„π’π’Žπ’‘π’π’†π’•π’†π’π’š 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’π’†π’‚π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ,” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’•π’‚π’•π’†π’Žπ’†π’π’• 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅.

β€œπ‘Ύπ’† π’‚π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’“π’Ž 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π‘Ίπ’“π’Š π‘³π’‚π’π’Œπ’‚ π‘ͺπ’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 π’”π’–π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’†π’π’• π’‡π’Šπ’π’‚π’π’„π’Šπ’‚π’ π’”π’•π’‚π’ƒπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒕𝒐 π’Žπ’‚π’π’‚π’ˆπ’† π’Šπ’•π’” π’π’‘π’†π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒂𝒔 π’˜π’†π’π’ 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 π’Šπ’Žπ’‘π’π’†π’Žπ’†π’π’• π’Šπ’•π’” π’π’π’π’ˆ-π’•π’†π’“π’Ž π’”π’•π’“π’‚π’•π’†π’ˆπ’Šπ’„ π’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’—π’†π’”.”

SLC further confirmed its ongoing involvement in two major upcoming ICC tournaments: the Men’s T20 World Cup in 2026 and 11 matches of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, which will be hosted in Sri Lanka this September. According to the release, such event planning demonstrates the board’s solid financial foundation.

Focus on Infrastructure and Sustainability

In addition to hosting duties, the board has set its sights on upgrading venues nationwide to align with global standards. These improvements will not only support the upcoming events but also contribute to the long-term growth of cricket in the country.

β€œπ‘Ίπ‘³π‘ͺ π’Šπ’” π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’Šπ’•π’•π’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 π’†π’π’‰π’‚π’π’„π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’π’–π’π’•π’“π’šβ€™π’” π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Šπ’π’‡π’“π’‚π’”π’•π’“π’–π’„π’•π’–π’“π’†, π’Šπ’π’„π’π’–π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’”π’”π’“π’π’π’•π’”-𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 π’…π’†π’—π’†π’π’π’‘π’Žπ’†π’π’•, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Šπ’π’„π’π’“π’‘π’π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’†π’π’—π’Šπ’“π’π’π’Žπ’†π’π’•-π’‡π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’…π’π’š π’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’—π’†π’” π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒓 π’‘π’π’˜π’†π’“,” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅.

Through these strategic moves, Sri Lanka Cricket aims to ensure the nation is well-prepared for the global stage, both in performance and sustainability.

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