PETITION FROM: Cricket loving public of Sri Lanka and around the world PETITION TO: We signed this petition as a request to his Excellency, the President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapakse, to take notice of and immediately address the grievances of Sri Lanka Cricket Fans. We wish to also submit a copy of the petition to the ICC for its reference. PETITION SITUATION: By signing this petition, we the fans of Sri Lanka cricket unite as one group supporting the cause of Sri Lanka cricket to bring to your attention the following grave concerns: We have NO FAITH and CONFIDENCE in the so called democratic process in place to appoint cricket board officials. As evident by recent elections, the utmost important positions are filled uncontested. While interested parties have succeeded in keeping facts contributing to such 'far from democratic elections', we the cricket loving public wish to express that such tactics are only viewed by the fans as an 'insult to our intelligence' and not believable reasons. We have NO FAITH or CONFIDENCE in the so called 'elected' official's ability to responsibly and honorably manage public funds to promote the best interest of Cricket in Sri Lanka. It is under the leadership of one of the current senior members of this cricket administration that Sri Lankan Cricket, run at the time by an interim committee, suffered the worst financial crisis in its history. Yet, the fact that such incompetent administrators are repeatedly brought into power through a so-called democratic process unique to Sri Lanka Cricket (uncontested) has further enhanced our belief that cricket in Sri Lanka has become the "property of a chosen few". We have NO FAITH or CONFIDENCE in the Cricket Board secretary's ethical and moral integrity, thus his ability to act in the best interest of Sri Lanka cricket. The current Cricket Board Secretary's prior involvement with Carlton Sports Network and resulting TV rights decisions have been raised by many as examples blatant violation of conflict of interest of the highest degree. Yet, the same individual has been allowed to thrive in his role within Sri Lanka Cricket within no consequence and is elected uncontested each time he runs for office. We have NO FAITH or CONFIDENCE in the present Sri Lankan Cricket administration to protect TEST CRICKET. The current administration has completely ignored public interest, demand and plea for TEST cricket and instead promoted the shorter formats of the game for financial benefit of individuals and corporations, not the cricket loving public. It is our belief that the future of TEST in Sri Lanka is at a significant risk of deterioration and is the unfortunate victim of the present cricket administration. We have NO FAITH or CONFIDENCE in the present Sri Lanka Cricket administration to even deliver on their own initiatives. Their own product of Sri Lanka's version of the IPL, SLPL, was sold by Sri Lanka Cricket administrators as their masterstroke event that was put together by their best brains. Within just a year, the huge failure of this event and all of the decisions made as part of this event only highlights all of the facts pointing to the level of incompetence within the current cricket administration. PETITION REQUEST: We wish to remind His Excellency, the President of Sri Lanka, the unconditional trust and faith we have placed in his leadership and commitment to the public. By signing this petition we the cricket loving public wish to ask that he take immediate action to: 1. Remove the current cricket administration and place the governing of cricket within an interim committee headed by a reputed, trusted and ethical individual. Topping such a list right now would be Micheal Tissera, Vijay Mallalasekera or Ana Punchihewa. 2. Provide the interim committee sufficient time and authority to refocus on what is in the best interest of Sri Lanka Cricket and plan for a fair and democratic transfer of the administration of cricket to qualified individuals with high moral and ethical standards