The President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Shammi Silva, accompanied by Acting Secretary Chryshantha Kapuwatte, enhanced Sri Lanka Cricket’s existing ties with the Japan Cricket Association during a visit to Japan.
During the visit, which took place following an invitation made by the Japan Cricket Association, both the President and Acting Secretary met with the key stakeholders and support groups in Japan’s cricket fraternity.
The duo held discussions with the CEO of the Japan Cricket Association, Naoki Alex Miyaji, and assured Sri Lanka’s continuous support for popularizing and enhancing cricket in Japan, a nation traditionally enthralled by baseball.
The meetings took place at the Sano International Cricket Grounds in Tochigi in the presence of the mayor of Sano City, Yutaka Kaneko, who thanked SLC for its commitment to Japanese cricket.
The SLC President and the Acting Secretary also met the Parliamentarian League for Cricket Promotion of Japan in Tokyo, which comprises luminaries such as Secretary General Motegi Toshimitsu, MP Kajiyama Hiroshi, and MP Inoue Shinji.
As the Test Nation country and active member country of ICC Sri Lanka always very supportive for the ICC Associate countries and give more assistance to develop cricket. Recently Uganda National team arrived here to play T-20 series while Sri Lanka also hope to tour Associate countries to make relationships and give more support. SLC President Shammi Silva said SLC always supportive for the other countries as well as other sports.
The Deputy Ambassador of Japan in Sri Lanka Katsuki Kotaro and Goodwill Ambassador of the Japan Cricket Association, Priyantha Kariyapperuma, were also present at the meetings.
Dhammika Ratnaweera