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.
“𝑺𝒓𝒊 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒂 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 (𝑺𝑳𝑪) 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈,” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑺𝒓𝒊 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒂 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔.”
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.
“𝑺𝑳𝑪 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒔-𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕-𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓,” 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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