SLC name new Tournament Director of Lankan Premier League

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced that Ravin Wickramaratne has decided to bow out of his position as the 'Tournament Director' of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) citing personal reasons.

SLC has decided to appoint Samantha Dodanwela as the new Tournament Director of the Lanka Premier League 2022 in place of Ravin Wickramaratne.

"It is time to hand over the role to a new hand in order to continue the good work we have done," former Tournament Director Ravin Wickramaratne stated, according to SLC's press release. 

Wickramaratne held the position of director for the initial two editions of the LPL, including the inaugural one, in 2020.

Dodanwela, a Member of the Executive Committee and the Chairman of the Tournament Committee, is presently working as the Managing Director of the Mercantile Produce Brokers and was the Chairman of the Colombo Tea Broker's Association 2020-2021. 

The 51-year old is also a former first-class cricketer, played for Sinhalese Sports Club from 1991 to 1997, and represented the Board President's XI.

The newly appointed Tournament Director will be responsible for conducting the tournament in 2022 in complete compliance with the rules and regulations set by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and also SLC, a body which is the governing the LPL.