New Delhi, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on April 6, with a set of resolutions set to be tabled before members for approval, said a report.
According to SLC Secretary Bandula Dissanayake, a few tweaks to the constitution will be up for discussion at the EGM. The headline item on the agenda will be the introduction of new playing conditions for SLC-conducted domestic tournaments.
At present, promotion and relegation in the top two domestic competitions are decided purely on performances in the three-day format. But SLC is now looking to level the playing field, aiming to give all three formats equal relevance.
"We want to make white-ball cricket more competitive," Dissanayake told Telecom Asia Sport. "What we have seen is teams loading up for the three-day competition and then taking their foot off the pedal when the one-day tournament comes around. By June, several players head to England for league cricket, which leaves the white-ball competitions short-changed.”
“This is part of a long-term blueprint to ensure we are producing players who can hold their own in white-ball cricket,” he added.
Under the proposed system, performances across all three formats will count towards promotion and relegation, rather than just the red-ball game.
However, the longer format will still carry the most weight (51 per cent), while the one-day competition will account for 25 per cent and T20s for 24 per cent.
In white-ball tournaments, where knockout stages come into play, quarter-finalists and semi-finalists will earn equal points — a move aimed at rewarding consistency and reducing format bias.
At the business end, the side finishing with the lowest tally will be relegated. In the event of a tie on points, three-day performances will serve as the tie-breaker, underlining the continued importance of the traditional format.
SLC has been actively working to streamline domestic cricket in recent years. The First-Class scene resembled an overcrowded outfield, with 24 teams holding status. The introduction of a relegation system has since reduced the number of teams, with underperforming sides losing First-Class status.
Even traditional heavyweights like SSC, boasting a squad full of Sri Lanka internationals, found themselves relegated last season. However, they bounced back immediately to regain their First-Class status.
Source: IANS
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