Sri Lanka has been stripped of the Below-19 World Cup subsequent 12 months, the Worldwide Cricket Council mentioned Tuesday, after suspending the island nation’s board over alleged political meddling.
The match will now be held in South Africa, the sport’s governing physique mentioned following a gathering of its board in Ahmedabad.
The 16-nation match is scheduled to be held from January 13 to February 4.
Because of shedding the proper to host the competitors, Sri Lanka stands to lose a $2.4 million grant from the ICC to develop venues, the native cricket board has claimed.
The ICC suspended Sri Lanka Cricket earlier this month, saying it had failed to make sure there was no authorities interference in its affairs.
Sri Lanka can proceed to compete internationally however funding to SLC shall be managed by the ICC.
The suspension got here after Sri Lanka’s parliament requested the board to resign over allegations made by sports activities minister Roshan Ranasinghe that it had syphoned off tens of millions of {dollars}.
The ICC has guidelines in opposition to political interference and has suspended Sri Lanka earlier than.