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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Sri Lanka will appeal over its suspension from the International Cricket Council (ICC), sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe said on Saturday, after the national team’s dismal World Cup performance.<\/p>\n

The ICC, the sport’s governing body, suspended Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) membership with immediate effect on Friday, citing government interference in cricket in the country.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka’s ministry of sport moved to dismiss the SLC board and replace it with an interim committee in the wake of the country’s poor World Cup performance, but the country’s Court of Appeal has put that move on hold.<\/p>\n

In addition, the parliament in Colombo last Thursday unanimously adopted a proposal to remove the SLC leadership.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Saturday, Ranasinghe denied there was political interference in the running of Sri Lankan cricket, however, and said the ICC move had been made without any consultation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not the way. When ICC or any other body apply a ban they have a long procedure … but this was a surprise, and it is not ethical,\u201d Ranasinghe told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can they condemn our country like this?\u201d<\/p>\n

SLC officials separately denied corruption allegations and said they would work with Ranasinghe to get the ICC suspension lifted.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka won only two of their nine games at the World Cup. They sit ninth in the 10-team standings and are out of the competition.<\/p>\n

After the resignation of SLC secretary Mohan de Silva and the sacking of the board, Ranasinghe said he had replaced them with an interim committee chaired by World Cup-winning former captain Arjuna Ranatunga.<\/p>\n

But ousted SLC president Shammi Silva went to court to fight the dismissal and has been granted a two-week stay order, with a full hearing to follow.<\/p>\n

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