President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has met the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Jay Shah, at the Presidential Office in Colombo this afternoon (19).

According to Indian media reports, Shah is expected to discuss the appointment of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) interim committee, which the ICC views as contrary to its rules regarding the functioning of national cricket governing bodies.

Jay Shah arrived in Sri Lanka today on a brief tour and met with President Dissanayake during his visit.

Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Sunil Kumar Gamage had appointed the current interim committee headed by former Member of Parliament Eran Wickramaratne to run SLC on April 29, 2026.

Accordingly, Sri Lanka’s government took control of the island’s cricket board, saying it was a temporary measure designed to pave the way for “structural reforms”.

The ICC last week, according to cricket sources, had sent a letter to SLC CEO Ashley de Silva. Although the contents of the letter have not been made public, the world governing body was believed to have insisted on holding democratic elections without delay to run SLC affairs.

The interim committee had expected the ICC to grant it indefinite time to implement reforms, including the formulation of a new constitution for the governing body.

The interim committee replaced the executive committee elected in 2025, headed by Shammi Silva, whose term was scheduled to end only in May next year.

Four-time SLC president Shammi Silva resigned in April, along with his entire committee, after the government intervened.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is the country’s wealthiest sporting body but has been plagued by allegations of corruption and mismanagement.