Sri Lanka, March 31 -- Shammi Silva has been elected uncontested as Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), for the fourth time.

He was reelected during the board's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held today (31) and the appointment will be effective for the two-year term from 2025 to 2027.

In December last year, Silva succeeded India's current ICC Chairman Jay Shah as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman.

A businessman, Silva clashed with the then-Sri Lankan Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023. The minister's appointment of an interim committee due to a purported personal clash with Silva caused Sri Lanka's suspension from the ICC.

As an immediate fall out of the ICC suspension, the U-19 Men's World Cup scheduled to be held in Sr...