SLC seeks funds from expatriates in Europe

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Sri Lanka Cricket is looking to the expatriate community in Europe for development funds, SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga said, after the board appointed a representative in the region on Friday. United Kingdom resident and textile tycoon Sarath Abeysundara was tasked with raising money for district and school cricket in Europe, and SLC is hopeful he will ease the burden on SLC’s stretched domestic budget. “Mr. Abeysundara’s job is to try and help the board build relationships with the Sri Lankans living in Europe and to raise funds for developments in districts and schools,” Ranatunga said. “We’ve told him to come up with a few options on how he would raise funds for SLC, which he was very keen to do. He has raised funds for SLC before, which we were aware of.” Ranatunga said Abeysundara had links to county team Leicestershire and served on SLC’s foreign committee in the UK – one of several of the board’s outposts abroad. He is also an elected member of SLC’s sponsorship committee, under whose purview the assignment falls.

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