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Reason for the Urgent Visit

The emergency intervention comes directly after the entire Executive Committee and President of SLC resigned on April 29, 2026. Following the mass resignation, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports established a Transitional Interim Committee. The visiting ICC officials are tasked with: [1, 2, 3]

• Assessing Fairness: Evaluating if the new Transitional Interim Committee was appointed properly and fairly.
• Reviewing constitutional changes: Checking proposals from the Ministry of Sports regarding vital amendments to the SLC constitution.
• Setting election timelines: Establishing a strict time frame for fresh, democratic SLC elections if the interim guidelines meet ICC standards. [1]

The ICC has yet to issue an official public statement, and formal recognition of the new governance structure hinges entirely on the report submitted by this visiting delegation. [1]

Decision Review System (DRS)

The new Cricket Reforms Committee must raise the issue of the Intellectual Property Rights of Sri Lanka with respect to the unauthorized use of the Player – Referral system invented by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna (1997) and nine years later (2006) rebranded by ICC as DRS (Decision Review System). The Foundational concept of DRS has roots in Sri Lanka. ICC must acknowledge this undisputed fact and pay due compensation to the author of DRS for use of his brainchild without a license, in the true Spirit of Cricket.

Recommended Strategic Actions for the Cricket Reforms Committee

To effectively elevate this dispute beyond a deadlocked intellectual property claim, the newly formed committee could pursue the following avenues:

1. Demand a Formal Commission of Inquiry: Use Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) voting leverage at ICC Annual General Meetings to demand an independent commission to investigate the true authorship and timeline of the player-referral system.
2. Escalate to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS): Push for a mutual agreement with the ICC to bypass corporate technical defenses and submit the compensation and naming rights dispute to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.
3. Seek State-Level Diplomatic Intervention: Partner with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports to elevate the issue as a matter of national heritage protection, lodging formal representations with global bodies like the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
4. Establish Local Recognition First: Lead by example within the country’s borders. The committee can mandate that Sri Lanka Cricket erect a permanent plaque at its headquarters honoring Weeraratna to establish formal institutional backing. [1, 2, 3, 4]

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