<p>Colombo: Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe on Sunday slammed Sri Lanka Cricket for bidding for a ban from the ICC, calling it a 'big betrayal of the country'.</p>.<p> Ranasinghe had appointed an interim committee after sacking the governing body headed by Shammi Silva following the national team's disastrous World Cup campaign.</p>.<p> 'This is big betrayal of the country,' said Ranasinghe after reading out correspondence with the ICC by Silva administration.</p>.ICC World Cup: How Rohit turned around India’s fortunes.<p> 'They were doing so to selfishly hang on to positions after audit reports had highlighted their corrupt action.' </p><p>Ranasinghe had appointed legendary captain Arjuna Ranatunga as the head of the seven-member interim committee.</p>.<p> But the ICC then suspended SLC with immediate effect for government interference and Silva also managed to obtain a court order suspending the interim committee.</p>.<p> In response to a parliamentary speech by the main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa accusing SLC of promoting the ICC for a ban, SLC said Ranasinghe was politically interfering in its work and as a full member they were duty bound to adhere to the articles of association of the ICC.</p>.<p> The case on the suspension of the interim committee is to be taken up on Monday in the Court of Appeal.</p>.<p> At least three judges have recused hearing the case. Ranasinghe led a scathing attack against the chair of the court of appeal in parliament for ignoring the audit report that highlighted the misdeeds of the SLC.</p>.<p> Last Wednesday, SLC had slapped a defamation lawsuit against Ranasinghe for making 'damaging defamatory statements' against it, deepening the administrative crisis in the country.</p>.<p> The chaos in Sri Lankan cricket came after the national team's early exit from the World Cup. The Lankans managed only two wins in nine games. </p>
<p>Colombo: Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe on Sunday slammed Sri Lanka Cricket for bidding for a ban from the ICC, calling it a 'big betrayal of the country'.</p>.<p> Ranasinghe had appointed an interim committee after sacking the governing body headed by Shammi Silva following the national team's disastrous World Cup campaign.</p>.<p> 'This is big betrayal of the country,' said Ranasinghe after reading out correspondence with the ICC by Silva administration.</p>.ICC World Cup: How Rohit turned around India’s fortunes.<p> 'They were doing so to selfishly hang on to positions after audit reports had highlighted their corrupt action.' </p><p>Ranasinghe had appointed legendary captain Arjuna Ranatunga as the head of the seven-member interim committee.</p>.<p> But the ICC then suspended SLC with immediate effect for government interference and Silva also managed to obtain a court order suspending the interim committee.</p>.<p> In response to a parliamentary speech by the main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa accusing SLC of promoting the ICC for a ban, SLC said Ranasinghe was politically interfering in its work and as a full member they were duty bound to adhere to the articles of association of the ICC.</p>.<p> The case on the suspension of the interim committee is to be taken up on Monday in the Court of Appeal.</p>.<p> At least three judges have recused hearing the case. Ranasinghe led a scathing attack against the chair of the court of appeal in parliament for ignoring the audit report that highlighted the misdeeds of the SLC.</p>.<p> Last Wednesday, SLC had slapped a defamation lawsuit against Ranasinghe for making 'damaging defamatory statements' against it, deepening the administrative crisis in the country.</p>.<p> The chaos in Sri Lankan cricket came after the national team's early exit from the World Cup. The Lankans managed only two wins in nine games. </p>