Highlights
Sri Lanka won the ODI World Cup for the first time in 1996
Arjuna Ranatunga was the captain of the Sri Lankan team at that time.
The team had defeated Australia in the final
Colombo. Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga seems to be in big trouble. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has demanded Rs 43 crore from him as damages. The board has taken this decision regarding the false, derogatory and distorted statement given by Ranatunga in a recent interview. The board has also sent a letter of demand to the former captain after the meeting. It is known that Sri Lanka won the ODI World Cup title for the first time in 1996. The team defeated Australia in the final. At that time the captain of the team was Ranatunga. Later he joined politics and also became a minister.
A statement issued by Sri Lanka Cricket said, “Arjuna Ranatunga has said many things with malicious intent and has damaged the reputation of SLC. He made public comments by making false and fabricated allegations against the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket. For this reason, the committee has demanded Rs 43 crore by sending a demand letter to Ranatunga. So far Ranatunga has not commented on this.
Emergency is in the country
Sri Lanka is currently going through a period of turmoil. There is an emergency situation there. The Prime Minister and the President had to withdraw because of this. Due to this, the T20 Asia Cup had to be shifted from there to the UAE. The matches of the tournament are starting from August 27. Although a bilateral series is being played in Sri Lanka. Recently, the Indian women’s team toured Sri Lanka. Apart from this, the men’s team of Australia and Pakistan also went there to play the series.
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Arjuna Ranatunga, 58, is one of the legendary cricketers of Sri Lanka. He played 93 Tests for Sri Lanka. Scored 5105 runs at an average of 36. Scored 4 centuries and 38 half-centuries. Talking about ODIs, the former captain scored 7456 runs in 269 matches at an average of 36. Scored 4 centuries and 49 half-centuries. Played the best innings of 131 not out. He scored more than 11 thousand runs in first class cricket.
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Tags: ICC, ODI World Cup, Sri lanka, Sri Lanka Cricket Team
August 17, 2022, 07:52 IST