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Sangakkara, Mahanama named in Sri Lanka Cricket transformation committee left Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara was named in the nine-member transformation ​committee that will ⁠run Sri Lanka Cricket. PTI PTI https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/fgg9ct/article70289605.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PTI05_18_2024_000195B.jpg Guwahati: Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara during the pre-match press conference ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket match against Kolkata Knight Riders, at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_18_2024_000195B) Former state minister and businessman Eran Wickramaratne has ​been named as ‌the chairman of the new interim committee, which aims to implement a new constitution ‌for SLC. Former Sri Lanka internationals Kumar Sangakkara, Roshan ​Mahanama and Sidath Wettimuny were ‌named in the nine-member transformation ​committee that will ⁠run Sri Lanka Cricket, a day after the previous leadership resigned from ‌their posts. Local media reports said the former ‌board members had resigned ‌after ⁠a meeting with the ⁠country’s president Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Former state minister and businessman Eran Wickramaratne has ​been named as ‌the chairman of the new interim committee, which aims to implement a new constitution ‌for SLC to ensure ​better management and transparency. ALSO READ: Cricket Australia board weighing alternatives after BBL privatisation plans blocked https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bbl-privatisation-plans-blocked-cricket-australia-weighing-other-options/article70923517.ece “Our immediate priority is a ⁠total overhaul of the governance framework at SLC,” Wickramaratne said ‌in a statement. Former Sri Lanka captain Sangakkara, who served as the president of Marylebone Cricket Club in 2019-20, is currently the director ‌of cricket for the Indian Premier ​League franchise Rajasthan Royals. Mahanama has also been involved ⁠in cricket administration since his international ⁠retirement in 1999, having served as an ICC ‌match referee for more than a decade.