Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka
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| Sport | Cricket |
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| Jurisdiction | Sri Lanka |
| Abbreviation | SLC |
| Affiliation | International Cricket Council |
| Affiliation date | July 21, 1981 |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Cricket Council |
| Affiliation date | September 13, 1983 |
| Headquarters | Sinhalese Sports Club |
| Location | Colombo |
| President | Thilanga Sumathipala |
| Secretary | Mohan de Silva |
| Men's coach | Graham Ford |
| Women's coach | Lanka de Silva |
| Other key staff | Jerome Jayaratne (COO) |
| Sponsor |
Dialog Axiata PLC Sri Lanka Tea Board |
| Replaced | Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) |
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Sri Lanka Cricket as formally known now, was first registered with Ministry of Sports on 30 June 1975 as a national sports body. It was initially called Board of Cricket for Sri Lanka (BCCSL) until it came to be named as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in 2003. Sri Lanka Cricket has been the stamp of authority on local cricketing map under the mandate of Ministry of Sports and is focused on upholding the cricketing heritage of the country.
Deputy Speaker Thilanga Sumathipala was elected as the new President of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board on 3 January 2016.
Sri Lanka Cricket oversees the progress and handling of the major domestic competitions: the First-class tournament Premier Trophy, the List A tournament Premier Limited Overs Tournament and the Twenty20 competition Twenty20 Tournament.
They also organize and host the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, a competition where the above first-class do not take part but rather teams represent four different provinces of Sri Lanka.
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