haroon lorgat's report to sri lanka cricket

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CONFIDENTIALREPORT FORSLCEXECUTIVECOMMITEEONLY

SRI LANKA CRICKET

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Tomeetfutureneeds,theremustbechange

NOVEMBER 2012

ReportpreparedbyHaroonLorgat

20November2012


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CONTENTS Page

1. Introduction 32.

SLC History 4

3. Key Issues and Recommendations 5-84. Acknowledgements and Conclusion 95. Appendix - Stakeholder interface 10


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8. National Selection Committee The Sports Law requires the Minister to appoint a nominee

to the Selection panel and also requires The selection of a

national or representative team to meet or play against

foreign teams (inclusive of the appointment of the captain)

shall not be announced until the approval of the Minister is

obtained ;

Numerous comments infer that the Minister appoints theentire Selection Panel;

the Selection Panel is directly responsible for selecting theU/19, A team and the National team in addition to

determining the contract list of players and talent scouting.

21) Constructive engagement with the Minister is necessary to amend the Sports Lawso as to comply with international norm and the new regulations of the ICC.

22) SLC needs to establish clear Terms of Reference for the Selection Committee thatwould, inter-alia, secure the independence of the committee and detail its

composition, process and responsibilities. The need to appropriately resource the

selection function, which may well include having full time selectors, needscareful consideration.

9. Inadequate high performance facilities and scope for moreinput from renowned and experienced past players

the high performance training facilities are not up to theexpected international standards with no indoor facilities

and insufficient focus on the science and medical aspects

necessary in contemporary international sport;

tensions exist with some former greats and this is nothelpful in the development of young talented players who

lose the benefit of much needed motivation, expertise and

experience from role models.

23) SLC needs to develop suitable high performance and indoor facilities and shouldexplore accessing support from the ICCs Targeted Assistance Performance

Programme (TAPP);

24) SLC and the concerned former greats need to engage and clear tensions to pavethe way for such ex-players to serve as role models and assist in the development

of young players.


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4.Acknowledgements and conclusionI wish to sincerely thank the SLC Executive Committee members and the management team for their willing cooperation and hospitality which has made

my time in Sri Lanka enjoyable despite the complexity of the task. Their immense dedication was always evident.

Sincere appreciation is also extended to the many passionate and caring stakeholders who found time to meet and openly share with me, sometimes in

confidence, their valuable insights on the challenges and potential solutions for the future well-being of cricket in Sri Lanka.

This report has been discussed with the Executive Committee of SLC.

It is naturally my wish that all the issues contained in this report are carefully considered and the recommendations implemented by SLC. This would

necessitate a suitable change management and communication programme to ensure success with implementation which can only be achieved through

strong leadership and the committed involvement of all stakeholders with absolute integrity.

..

Haroon Lorgat

20 November 2012

Colombo

Suppression of innovation is not healthy.


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Appendix Stakeholder interface

In order to properly understand the environment within Sri Lankan Cricket and to obtain constructive input, discussions were held with the following

individuals. The group is by no means exhaustive but, in my view, provided sufficient and valuable input for me to draw conclusions.

1 Roshan Abeysinghe Clubrep Commentator 22 Ranjan Madugalle explayer ICCChiefReferee

2 Carlton Bernadus SLCStaff 23 Roshan Mahanama explayer ICCReferee

3 Rex Clementine Media TheIsland 24 Mahendra Mapagunaratne Fan submission

4

Vajira

Dassanayake

SLCStaff

25

Maryam

Marikkar

SLC

FCA

Independent

5 Callistus Davy Media Ceylonnews 26 K Mathivanan SLCExco VicePresident

6 Ken deAlwis Playersrep CEOPlayersAss. 27 Duleep Mendis explayer exCEO

7 Ashantha deMel explayer ChiefSelector 28 Reyaz Mihular SLCFCA Independent

8 Ashley deSilva SLCStaff 29 Nuski Mohamed SLCExco Treasurer

9 Channaka deSilva Media DailyMirror 30 Upekha Nell SLCStaff WT20Tourn.Dir.

10 Mohan deSilva Clubrep exPresident 31 Ranjan Paranavithana Clubcoach

11 Aravinda deSilva explayer 32 SR Pathiravithana Media SundayTimes

12 Vanessa deSilva SLCStaff 33 Hirantha Perera SLCExco Ass.Hon.Sec.

13 Upali Dharmadasa SLCExco President 34 Sanjeewa Perera SLCFCA Independent

14 Mervyn Fernando SLCStaff 35 Dinal Phillips Clubrep ChairTUC&AC

15 Rajith Fernando SLCStaff 36 Nishantha Ranatunga SLCExco Hon.Sec.

16 Ranjith Fernando explayer Commentator 37 Kumar Sangakkara Player exNationalcapt.

17 Duminda Hulangamuwa SLCFCA Independent 38 Asanga Seneviratne SLCExco VicePresident

18 Jerome Jayaratne SLCStaff 39 Saadi Thawfeeq Media TheNation

19

Mahela

Jayawardene

Player

Nationalcaptain

40

Hashan

Tillekeratne

ex

player

20 Ajit Jayesekara SLCStaff CEO 41 Michael Tissera explayer

21 Chandramali Korale SLCStaff 42 Sidath Wettimuny explayer

43 Daminda Wijesuriya Media Lankadeepa

Note:

Several attempts to reach Mr Arjuna Rantunga proved unsuccessful. He is a key figure in Sri Lankan cricket and engagement with him would be beneficial.

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