Lanka Premier League franchise Dambulla Thunders have actually been banned with instant result complying with the arrest of their owner Tamim Rahman in Colombo the other day (May 22).
A day after the LPL 2024 public auction, the Lanka Premier League ended its agreement with among the 5 franchise business, Dambulla Thunders, after their co-owner Tamim Rahman, a British nationwide of Bangladeshi beginning, was apprehended under the 2019 Prevention of Offences Relating to Sports Act, associating with corruption.
“While the specifics of the charges against Mr. Rahman remain unclear, the integrity and smooth functioning of the Lanka Premier League are of utmost importance,” Sri Lanka Cricket stated in a declaration after Rahman’s arrest. “This discontinuation intends to support the worths and online reputation of the LPL, making sure that all individuals comply with the greatest requirements of conduct and gamesmanship.
In the LPL public auction that occurred a day prior to Rahman’s arrest, Dambulla Thunders quote US$ 80,000 for Afghanistan all-rounder Karim Janat, that came to be one of the most costly abroad finalizing in the public auction. Several worldwide celebrities like Mustafizur Rahman, Nuwan Thushara, Akila Dananjaya, Dilshan Madushanka and others were currently a component of the lineup, having actually being kept in advance of the public auction.
What takes place to the Dambulla franchise currently?
As points stand currently, the Dambulla franchise lacks an owner and the LPL monitoring is attempting to obtain one onboard in advance of the beginning of the 5th version from July 1.
This is not the very first time that the franchise from Dambulla has actually encountered concerns with its possession. In the 5 years of the presence of the league and the franchise, it has actually undertaken 3 modifications in proprietors currently and a 4th one looms.
Last year, when they were called Dambulla Aura, the group completed joggers up as Kandy won the event. According to Cricbuzz, an LPL authorities has supposedly stated that if they are incapable to discover brand-new proprietors for the franchise, the LPL monitoring will certainly run the group for the period, however the event will certainly take place as arranged: “The LPL will go ahead as scheduled, we will run the side if we can’t find an owner in time for the LPL. In the past, we managed two sides and we are ready to take a financial hit.”
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