Shammi Silva has resigned as President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), effective immediately, along with the board's executive committee. This decision has been communicated to Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Silva, who had served as SLC President since 2019 and was re-elected unopposed for the terms of 2021, 2023, and 2025, faced mounting criticism due to the national men's team's decline and allegations of mismanagement. The team's failure to progress beyond the group stage in the T20 World Cup, which Sri Lanka co-hosted with India, has been cited as a catalyst for this administrative change. The Sri Lankan Sports Law of 1973 allows the minister to dissolve sports federations, although such actions could conflict with the International Cricket Council's (ICC) charter. The ICC has been briefed on the developments, but a timeline for new elections remains uncertain. Silva previously faced removal in 2023 after a disappointing ODI World Cup campaign, which led to a suspension of the SLC by the ICC and the relocation of the 2024 Men's Under-19 World Cup from Sri Lanka to South Africa. His tenure, which began in 2019, appears to have come to an end amidst ongoing challenges in Sri Lankan cricket.