After a disappointing World Cup campaign, the Sri Lankan Sports Minister, Roshan Ranasinghe, had decided to sack the country’s cricket board and replace them with an interim committee.
However, Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal restored the board on Tuesday, staying the decision made by Ranasinghe.
Ousted SLC President Shammi Silva had filed a petition to the court against the dismissal and was granted a two-week stay order.
The court has also scheduled a full hearing to take place, following the stay order.
On Tuesday, the matter was also discussed in Sri Lanka’s parliament.
Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan team is preparing to wind up their World Cup campaign against New Zealand on Thursday.
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The recent developments in the country have been described as “challenging” by Sri Lanka’s assistant coach Naveed Nawaz.
However, he said that the team is focused on the final game with a Champions Trophy spot also at stake.
Currently, Sri Lanka is placed ninth with four points, which is the same as England, Bangladesh, and the Netherlands.
All teams have one more game left to play.
The top seven sides qualify for the Champions Trophy, along with hosts Pakistan.
Nawaz told reporters that the team is trying to control the controllable factors and focus on the upcoming game.
“We cannot focus on the matches that we have played and finished or we cannot focus on anything which is happening back home. The way to go forward is to put our energies, our focus on the game tomorrow and try and do the best to our ability,” he said.
