SLC denies report of ingesting get together inside staff resort throughout latest T20 World Cup | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: The Sri Lankan Cricket Board vehemently denied allegations made by a media outlet relating to the conduct of its gamers through the latest T20 World Cup. In an announcement launched on Tuesday, the board labeled the report as “totally false, fabricated, and baseless”.
The article in query, which was printed in a weekend newspaper on July 7, alleged that Sri Lankan cricketers engaged in a ingesting get together throughout the confines of the staff resort previous to their match in opposition to South Africa on June three in New York.The Sri Lankan staff suffered a six-wicket defeat within the encounter.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) needs to challenge the next clarification relating to an inaccurate article titled ‘Ingesting Social gathering Inside Workforce Resort Earlier than South Africa Match?’ printed in a weekend newspaper on July seventh and subsequently circulated on social media.
“SLC categorically and strongly refutes the contents of the article and confirms that no such incidents, as described, have occurred. Subsequently, SLC states unequivocally that the information report is totally false, fabricated, and baseless,” the SLC mentioned, as quoted by PTI, in an announcement.
Sri Lanka’s efficiency on the T20 World Cup was underwhelming, as they managed to safe solely a single win all through the event. Their sole victory got here in opposition to the Netherlands, but it surely was not sufficient to propel them additional within the competitors.
The island nation confronted powerful challenges within the group stage, struggling defeats by the hands of South Africa and Bangladesh.
“We vehemently imagine that such false reporting unfairly damages the status of Sri Lanka Cricket, its officers, and the gamers,” the SLC added.
“In mild of the mentioned false allegations, Sri Lanka Cricket has requested that the respective newspaper publish a ‘Proper of Reply’ to handle and rectify the harm brought about to Sri Lanka Cricket.”