Asian Cricket Council opens new head-office in Sri Lanka

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Asian Cricket Council opens new head-office in Sri Lanka

In a momentous occasion in Sri Lanka’s cricketing history, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Head-office was declared open at Maitland Crescent, Colombo 7, at a high profile event on 20th August 2016.

The occasion was graced by Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekera, Minister of Sports and Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance as Chief Guest and Guest of Honour respectively, in the presence of other eminent personalities.

The decision of the ACC to set up its permanent address in Sri Lanka was facilitated by overwhelming support from Sri Lanka Cricket and the Government of Sri Lanka, both of which helped pave the way for ACC’s entry into Sri Lanka.

This move will strengthen Sri Lanka’s position as the nerve centre for the sport in the Asian region by uniting the region’s membership base of 25 countries to work towards global prosperity of the sport.

Photo Album – Asian Cricket Council New Head Office Opening

The current President of ACC and Sri Lanka Cricket, Hon. Thilanga Sumathipala, commented on the historic occasion, “It gives me immense pride to welcome Asian Cricket Council to Sri Lanka, as it marks a new and exciting chapter for the sport in the region which will simultaneously have a positive impact on the game in Sri Lanka as well. I have a passionate vision for the future development of the game in Sri Lanka and I believe that ACC’s move to set up its new office in Sri Lanka will play a big role in promoting and developing cricket resources in the country. “

Speaking at the ceremony Chief Guest Minister of Sports Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara said that “Sri Lanka has tremendous potential in terms of untapped cricketing talent both as players and administrators. We believe that ACC’s presence will help to mine this potential to the fullest extent”.

The Guest of Honour Minister of Finance Hon. Ravi Karunanayake stated that the “Government of Sri Lanka is proud to be associated with this ground breaking enterprise and look forward to be of service in the future when needed, in developing the sport of cricket in the Asian region”.

ACC runs a development program that supports coaching, umpiring and sports medicine programs in member countries, funded from television revenues collected during the officially sanctioned Asian Cricket Council tournaments including the Asia Cup, Asian Test Championship, ACC Trophy, and various other tournaments.