Five-member Sri Lanka Cricket The (SLC) panel found no conclusive evidence to suggest its national team’s dismal performance in T20s. World In Australia the cup was concerned with the selection process being heavily influenced by the cult group ‘Born Again’.
In its ruling, the SLC panel stated that “it is not possible to determine” whether the cult’s influence had affected the team’s performance, “some players refraining from giving evidence on the cult’s influence, fearing for their future careers”. We do” “.
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The Born Again Movement or BAM, or Word of Life Church, or All Range Church of China (“Total Scope Church”) is a Christian religious movement founded by Peter Xu Yongze in 1968 during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
The panel, set up in November after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, asked all parties to be cautious and also suggested that teams start seeking blessings of Buddhist monks before going on tours again.
The panel, headed by retired high court judge Sarojini Kusala Veerawardena, has also recommended that teams going on international assignments be appointed by Buddhist monks to prevent incidents like the alleged sexual harassment by opener Danushka Gunathilaka during the World Cup in Australia. Must be blessed.
The panel set up in November last year to assess the performance of the 2014 World Cup champions and probe the cult’s influence on team selection has recommended that “special attention” be paid to prevent the movement from infiltrating. Team.
“However we recommend that particular attention be paid to the potential future impact from the Born Again sect,” the report said.
Sri Lanka crashed out in the Super 12 stage of the World Cup after a four-run win against hosts Australia Afghanistan to lead Group 1 by seven points in their final Super 12 match in Adelaide. However, Australia also failed to make the semi-finals with New Zealand and England making the last-four.
On the issue of players having information about cult influence in SLC, the panel said, “It is observed that some players avoid giving evidence on cult influence fearing for their future careers.” The report said that members of the cult approached some members of the cricket team, who are Buddhists, to influence them. The report states that one such player had started believing in the ideology of the cult.
The panel’s findings came into the public domain following allegations by former international and current Sri Lanka A team manager Charith Senanayake.
Senanayake, a Buddhist, claimed that he had been tipped off by the Born Again cult, who “control the SLC”.
However, the SLC denied that Senanayake had been appointed manager of the A side, which would take on the England Lions, who would arrive soon.
The panel recommended that the departing national teams should be made to receive “blessings” from Buddhist monks as this would prevent them from having faith in sects and mythological beliefs.
Opener Gunathilaka, who did not play any World Cup games but was with the touring party, was arrested in Sydney for alleged sexual assault the day the team boarded a flight back to Sri Lanka.
All-rounder Chamika Karunaratne was also given a suspended sentence for alleged misconduct during the World Cup.
The panel also recommends creation of a senior manager position to provide supervisory guidance to team managers at all levels.
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