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Rienzie Wijetilleke expected to head interim body for cricket

The Managing Director of the Hatton National Bank Rienzie Wijetilleke, has been ear-marked to head a five-member interim body to conduct the affairs of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) until the finalising of the case now before the District Court of Colombo against incumbent president of the BCCSL, Thilanga Sumathipala. The trial has been fixed for September 8.

The secretary to the Ministry of Samurdhi, Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. R. M. K. Ratnayake, told the Sunday Observer that apart from Wijetilleke, the four others to be included in this interim body are all former All-Ceylon cricketers.

'We are having discussions with about eight persons to be included in the interim body of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board, but I am unable to disclose further names of the persons involved. However, we will be making the appointments tomorrow (Monday)'', said Dr. Ratnayake.

Dr. Ratnayake further said that there are about eight others in the Sri Lanka Cricket Board who are not part and parcel of the case now before the District Court of Colombo. He said that these persons will be requested to assist the five-member interim body headed by Rienzie Wijetilleke.

The District Court of Colombo issued an interim injunction on the president of the BCCSL, Thilanga Sumathipala, and his Executive Committee, on June 10 on holding office until the final hearing of the case filed by Clifford Ratwatte, the unsuccessful candidate for the post of president of the BCCSL annual general meeting of March 28.