da poker： Sri Lanka backed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) stance in theMike Denness controversy on Friday, but say that they still want to hearIndia’s viewpoint on the stand-off that threatens the authority of cricket’sruling body
CricInfo23-Nov-2001Sri Lanka backed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) stance in theMike Denness controversy on Friday, but say that they still want to hearIndia’s viewpoint on the stand-off that threatens the authority of cricket’sruling body.”We certainly see the ICC’s point,” Vijaya Malalasekara, chairman of theinterim committee, which runs the Sri Lanka cricket board, told Reuters.”You don’t agree to independent judges and suddenly sack them because youdon’t like how they rule,” he said.Malalasekara confirmed that he had been in touch with ICC president MalcolmGray but has not yet spoken to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.”I would like to know India’s position before we make a final call and wehope it can be solved amicably,” he said.Facing an Indian boycott and potentially huge financial losses, followingthe penalties handed out to six Indian players in the second Test, SouthAfrica’s United Cricket Board barred ICC-appointed match referee Dennessfrom standing in the final Test in Centurion.The ICC responded by stripping the Centurion game of official Test status.