Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa says that in order to solve the cricket crisis in Sri Lanka, which has reached a disastrous level, the administration of cricket should be handed over to the team that won the 1996 World Championship.
He says that in order to rescue the Sri Lankan cricket team from the crisis that it is currently facing, politicians should be banned from managing cricket.
"If proper action is not taken to resolve the cricket crisis, Sri Lanka will suffer the same fate as the West Indies. West Indies were world champions in 1975 and 1979. They were runners-up in 1983. But this time, the West Indian team could not even participate in the World Cup. But that did not happen to the Sri Lankan team. We were able to qualify for the World Cup this year. If proper action is not taken to resolve the cricket crisis that shocked the entire nation, Sri Lanka will also suffer the same fate," Sajith Premadasa said while addressing a public meeting.