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Sri Lanka's Court of Appeal on Tuesday restored Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC) sacked administration and suspended the interim committee appointed by the country's Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe on Monday.

As per Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror, the Court of Appeal issued this order in response to a writ petition from SLC President Shammi Silva. It will remain in effect until November 16.

SLC president Shammi Silva will continue at the helm of affairs for two weeks as former captain Arjuna Ranatunga-led interim committee will not be allowed to operate in the board after the court's order.

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Earlier, Ranasinghe appointed Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning captain in 1996, to oversee a new interim board. A retired Supreme Court judge and a former board president were among the seven members of the newly constituted body.

Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror reported that hours after Sports Minister Roshan Ranasingha had appointed the interim committee headed by Ranatunga he was admonished by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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The report added President was made aware that the Sri Lanka Cricket Board had been suspended and an interim committee was appointed only by seeing the messages on the news and was surprised as to why Ranasingha had not consulted him or anyone in the cabinet.

The President had also told his Sports Minister that politicising the Sri Lanka Cricket Board could lead to Sri Lanka losing its membership in the ICC.

Sri Lanka's disastrous 302-run World Cup loss to India last week, in which they were 14-6 at one stage and eventually dismissed for 55, sparked public outrage.

Sri Lanka currently stand at number eight in the standings having lost six of the eight matches they have played in this World Cup.

(With ANI inputs)