Sri Lanka Cricket’s Transformation Committee has ordered a forensic audit of the board’s accounts after finding that financial irregularities are far more serious than initially expected, committee president Eran Wickramaratne said on Thursday.
Speaking at his first media briefing since assuming the role, Wickramaratne told reporters the committee had already moved to scrutinise SLC finances. “We have already ordered a forensic audit of the accounts,” he said, adding that irregularities were “far greater than initially feared.”
The Transformation Committee was appointed by the government to oversee reforms and restructuring at Sri Lanka Cricket after the previous administration’s resignation. The move had raised concerns over possible action from the International Cricket Council, which has previously suspended SLC over political interference.
Wickramaratne sought to allay those concerns, saying engagement with the global governing body had been productive. “Our talks with the ICC have been extremely cordial and constructive,” he said, citing an open and transparent approach by the committee. ICC and BCCI officials met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake last week to discuss the reform path.
Among the planned reforms is the drafting of a new constitution aimed at addressing long-standing governance concerns and preventing prolonged control of the board by specific groups.
The committee’s confirmation of deeper irregularities marks a sharp escalation from earlier in the week, when the same body publicly denied a financial crisis at SLC. The audit announcement aligns with the nine-member panel’s mandate under provisions of the Sports Law and is the most concrete accountability action announced since the previous administration stepped down.
